LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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Meekness is the virture that fosters self-awareness
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Rely on your own instincts
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customs serve a valuable purpose
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of these statements best characterizes the central idea of Self-Reliance? Rely on your own instincts.
Detailed explanation-2: -The idea that one can rely on his or her own judgment, choices, and be free from these societal influences is to be self-reliant. As such, according to Transcendentalism and Emerson, it’s better to trust yourself. In some cases, if not most or all cases, to trust yourself over and above what others believe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nature expresses Emerson’s belief that each individual must develop a personal understanding of the universe. Emerson makes clear in the Introduction that men should break away from reliance on secondhand information, upon the wisdom of the past, upon inherited and institutionalized knowledge: Our age is retrospective.
Detailed explanation-4: -PART A: Which of the following best summarizes a central idea of the text? People should refuse to blindly follow other people’s ideas, and should instead think and act for themselves.