What does Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day" suggest to you about the importance of an individual’s response to conflict?

One of the central conflicts to this story is between Margot and the other children. Margot used to live on Earth, and she remembers what the sun looks like. The other children do not remember because the sun only comes out once every 7 years, and they were too young to remember it. The other children hate Margot for her real memory of the sun. 

But Margot remembered.
"It’s like a penny," she said once, eyes closed.
"No it’s not!" the children cried.
"It’s like a fire," she said, "in the stove."
"You’re lying, you don’t remember!" cried the children.

On the day that the sun is going to finally come out, one of the boys that really hates Margot's experience suggests that Margot is going to see nothing today. He announces to the class that the arrival of the sunshine was all a big joke.  

"All a joke!" said the boy, and seized her roughly. "Hey, everyone, let’s put her in a closet before the teacher comes!"

After he makes that statement, the boy suggests that he and the other children lock Margot in a closet. That way she won't be able to go and experience the sunshine. I believe that this is the "individual response" that the question is asking about. The conflict between Margot and the other children is very real, and he suggests an action that further escalates the conflict. Perhaps the other children hate Margot as much as the boy and perhaps not; however, the boy's suggestion gives the children a way to physically vent their frustration against their conflict.  They give into a mob mentality. I think this story serves as a warning to readers about the dangers of mob mentality. Had the boy not suggested his individual response, the other children were not likely to take action against Margot. An individual's response to a conflict is very important because that individual response can quickly affect other people's responses. The individual needs to make sure that his/her responses inspire people to take positive actions rather than negative actions.