LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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Ralph Waldo Emerson in Nature
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Ralph Waldo Emerson in Alone
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Henry David Thoreau in Walden
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Henry David Thoreau in Nature
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Detailed explanation-1: -Emerson believed that solitude is the single mechanism through which we can be fully engaged in the world of nature, writing “To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
Detailed explanation-2: -“It is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.”
Detailed explanation-3: -“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
Detailed explanation-4: -Emerson concludes ‘Society and Solitude’ by arguing for the need for a balance between society and solitude. He admits that total solitude is impractical, but encourages society in moderation, stating that ‘people are to be taken in very small doses.
Detailed explanation-5: -To Ralph Waldo Emerson, true solitude can be achieved when one goes out into nature and leaves behind all of his thoughts along with society.