The study of history should be concentrated on the famous few or the groups of people behind?

Open any history books, no matter textbooks for school children or masterpiece written by history scholars, the famous few are shining like stars in the sky, occupying all the people's attention. Therefore, someone asserts that, the study of history places too much emphasis on the individuals, and groups of people whose identities have long been forgotten are the history creators. However, I disagree with this claim, as discussed below.

In the first place, the famous few are the key impetus in the occurrence and development of history events, for their wisdom and sagacity for the right decision and strategy play a crucial and pivotal role. For example, Chairman Mao, the famous statesman, strategist, thinker and revolutionist, leading us to the liberation of China is strong evidence in my point of view. During the revolution process, Autumn Harvest Uprising is a crucial battle and a watershed in the history. Moreover, to make a thorough consideration, we can go not very far to discover that, it is Mao's wisdom as a great thinker that realize the importance of working-class and peasantry, and it is Mao's sagacity as a strategist that plan and layout the route for uprising, success can achieve.

Besides, when it comes to the history of famous discovery in technology and science, it is indubitable and undeniable that the famous few' s contribution play the pivotal role, and the works related done by groups of others is of unnecessary to draw our attention in the study of history. For instance, Isaac Newton, world renowned scientists, who discovered the gravity, propounding Three Laws of Motion, his personal contribution to the field physics is highly praised by the whole world. What is more, Darwin, who revolutionized the biology by theory of Evolution, based on natural selection, it is him, his wisdom, assiduous characteristics and talents that make this great discovery happen, bringing the benefit to us descendants.

In the second place, granted that the groups of people do a certain contribution in the significant events, to some extent, but only play the roles as upholders and followers who support and advocate the famous few. Take the example of Chairman Mao, as discussed before. In order to study of history of China's liberation, Mao is no doubt the key person, but how about the group of others' contribution? They are the role of the upholders and supporters. Premier Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaopin, Peng Dehuai, besides the generals and military commanders, even soldiers and workers, etc, all make their own contribution to this profound revolution in long history of China. However, these people, what methodology shall be used to study in history? Grasping and pay attention to the key leader and search for the related group of others is the efficient way. On the contrary, is it studying the group of others unrelated unnecessary and nonsense? Even to say a waste of time.

In the third place, it is pragmatic and reasonable for us the study the history by placing the mainly emphasis on individuals. Two reasons may contribute to my claim. Firstly, considering the textbooks in school teaching, the main contents of them is linked by a few famous few people and elites. What's more, the famous masterpiece, such as The Book of History, written by Si MaQian, in Western Han Dynasty also records the famous few as content. Given that the books are, to some degree, the reflection the feudalism will of governing class, but except for the famous few, the groups of others, whose contribution and characteristics are too unclear to recording, how can it be written in the books for us to study? Secondly, studying the famous few can show us some examples of the famous few, as the people in our real society, their deeds, strategy, wisdom can be learned by ourselves, acting as the motive and active role for us ordinary people. By studying them, not only making sense for our mundane society, but also erecting examples in the revolution and development for our next generation.

To sum up, studying the famous few is the most efficient and pragmatic way to history research. The group of others can not be of negligence and oblivion, for it is acting as propellants of the history's wheel, besides, the famous few, as the rudder who lead us to the bright future.