ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Transcendentalists value non-conformity. What does that mean?
A
People should be like everyone else
B
People shouldn’t think for themselves
C
People should always listen to authority
D
People should be their true self at all times
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nonconformity to the transcendentalist is simply ignoring the pressures of society to conform to the greater will of society in favor of following one’s own heart and one’s own gut.

Detailed explanation-2: -Transcendentalists valued individualism and self-reliance Henry David Thoreau and Margaret Fuller were among the principals of the movement. The Transcendentalists believed there is a divine spirit in nature and in every living soul. Through individualism and self-reliance human beings could reunite with God.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the biggest points and guidlines to transcendentalism is nonconformity. Nonconformity by definition is the failure or refusal to conform to a prevailing rule or practice. It is basically doing your own thing and not worrying about what the popular thing is to do.

Detailed explanation-4: -The transcendentalist movement encompassed many beliefs, but these all fit into their three main values of individualism, idealism, and the divinity of nature.

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