ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The example of “Chicken Little” is an example of the transcendental tenet
A
Self-Reliance, because he always believed in his truth
B
Confidence, because everyone finally believed in him
C
Self-Reliance, because everyone finally believed in him
D
Confidence, because he always believed in his truth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were two of the most famous and influential transcendentalists. Some influential transcendentalists, such as Margaret Fuller, were early pioneers of feminism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the the three basic tenets does “Self-Reliance” best represent? People are able to discover higher truth on their own through intuition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transcendentalists advocated the idea of a personal knowledge of God, believing that no intermediary was needed for spiritual insight. They embraced idealism, focusing on nature and opposing materialism.

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