In Walden showing individualism is expressed in a positive way and shown that it is a choice. "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." This shows how being different is a choice for the better and not totally following the view of society actually heightens your way of life. The symbolism of this quote means that if someone doesn't follow the crowd, let him be an individual, no matter how outlandish it is. This quote relates with the following written by Emi…
