LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
They both quit their jobs.
|
|
|
They both pay taxes.
|
|
|
They both get married.
|
|
|
They both are arrested.
|
Detailed explanation-1: -For Emerson and Thoreau, the gift is impossible, not because of the economic quality of the gift in practice, but simply because within our traditional understanding of “the gift, ” there is no benefit conferred.
Detailed explanation-2: -Emerson, however, didn’t try to find the one ideal friend in one person, he found different aspects of that ideal friendship in many people. So Thoreau was just one of the many friends that Emerson had; although, certainly later in life, he kept referring to Thoreau as his best friend.
Detailed explanation-3: -Transcendentalism, which lasted from about 1830 to 1860, was a vital part of the Romantic movement. Ralph Waldo Emerson was its putative leader. 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.
Detailed explanation-4: -By leaving society and living in solitude, Thoreau makes the ultimate commitment to self-reliance, in order to, as he says, “follow the bent of [his] genius.” He stresses the importance of living independently, as he builds his own house and lives off his own land.