LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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because Society rejects them for their uniqueness
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because they committed heinous crimes
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because they were just like everyone else
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because their ideas were similar in nature
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of prophets. He saw with open eye the mystery of the soul. Drawn by its severe harmony, ravished with its beauty, he lived in it, and had his being there. Alone in all history, he estimated the greatness of man.
Detailed explanation-2: -How does Emerson define genius? He defines it as possessing the confident belief that what is true for you is true for all people.
Detailed explanation-3: -Emerson believed that individualism, personal responsibility, and nonconformity were essential to a thriving society. But to get there Emerson knew that each individual had to do the work on themselves to be able to achieve this level of individualism.
Detailed explanation-4: -Emerson believed that people needed to be more like children who are more authentic than adults because society has not yet pressured them to conform to its standards. In the essay, Emerson touts the primary goals of transcendentalism: individualism, nonconformity, and intuition.