LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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Be guided by the will of the majority.
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It is wise to try to be like others.
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The individual mind is the only guide.
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Social customs are necessary for peace.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Self-reliance is the ability to do things and make decisions by yourself, without needing other people to help you. People learned self-reliance because they had to.
Detailed explanation-2: -Of no surprise is his favoring the bucolic life. Emerson now focuses on four social arenas in which self-reliant individuals are needed: religion, which fears creativity; culture, which devalues individualism; the arts, which teach us only to imitate; and society, which falsely values so-called progress.
Detailed explanation-3: -More extreme examples of self-reliance include people who live “off the grid”, using solar panels, growing their own food, and taking other steps to minimize their dependence on the infrastructure the rest of us take for granted.
Detailed explanation-4: -The character traits most readily associated with self-reliance are, in no order: Reliability: You can be depended on to be consistent in everything you do. Perseverance: You keep going, weathering the storm through thick and thin. Dependability: You can be trusted to do what you say you’re going to do.