LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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nonconformity
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free thought
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importance of nature
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self-reliance
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Detailed explanation-1: -In order to live life to the fullest one must embrace the transcendentalist idea of nonconformity, which is the idea that one should not follow customs of society and instead be themselves.
Detailed explanation-2: -Even though they say women are too delicate for war, she signs up for the army. So she runs away from her father and is even promoted in the union army. Sarah is an example of nonconformity because she is going against what everyone else does. She is the one and only Sarah in a war for men.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Self Reliance. Confidence. Intuition over Reason. Importance of Nature. Non-conformity. Civil Disobedience. Simplify, Simplify.