LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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Question
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Another tenet of Transcendentalist is the idea that you should be able to think for yourself and challenge beliefs.
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Confidence
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Importance of Nature
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Self-Reliance
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Free Thought
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Individualism lies at the heart of Transcendentalism. Every individual needs to be self-reliant and thus not depend upon others if he or she is to be free and to live life fully. Nonconformity with respect to social norms and expectations is another aspect of being self-reliant for the transcendentalists.
Detailed explanation-2: -’Self-Reliance’ challenged Americans to trust their own unique powers and think for themselves. Emerson and his fellow transcendentalists argued that only the self-reliant, intuitive individual was capable of effecting positive and innovative change.
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