LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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Very important-to find out information
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Somewhat important-to know of the world
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important to learn about other people
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not important-a waste of time
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main idea of “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau is to find the meaning of life. He set out to contemplate life and himself and to find out man’s role in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Importance of Self-Reliance.
Detailed explanation-3: -Walden is viewed not only as a philosophical treatise on labour, leisure, self-reliance, and individualism but also as an influential piece of nature writing. It is considered Thoreau’s masterwork.
Detailed explanation-4: -He ends Walden with an affirmation of resurrection and immortality through the quest for higher truth. One last time, he uses the morning imagery that throughout the book signifies new beginnings and heightened perception: “Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn.