In the story, “Antigone,” by Sophocles, the character Antigone goes against the king because of her own beliefs and values, this is what makes her human. She speaks out and protests to the king and his guards. She believes that the law is unjust, that her brother deserves a fair burial, and that the rules of the gods go before the rules of man. She stands up for what she believes in, even though she …showed first 75 words of 902 total…

…showed last 75 words of 902 total…there and was not afraid to speak her mind. She changed how people felt about the king, the laws, and her after protesting this unjust ruling. If she didn’t stand up for what she believed in, than why should she even be alive or be human? Being an iconoclast made people realize that she was alive and not to be reckoned with because she spoke her mind, helping her establish that she was human.