LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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by accepting that great men are always betrayed
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by refusing to flee from a revolution
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by accepting our circumstances and trusting ourselves
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by trying to imitate the childlike geniuses of our age
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Detailed explanation-1: -He argues that people must be honest with themselves and seek to understand their own thoughts and feelings, rather than blindly following the expectations of others. Through this essay, Emerson emphasizes the value of independence, self-discovery, and personal growth.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the second paragraph, Emerson expresses that every person is destined to live in their own way and that they should embrace that life, not shy away from it. 3. Emerson believes that society as a whole holds back those striving for greatness.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Emerson says we must have the self-trust to believe that they do and follow them as if they do. If, indeed, they are true, eventually everyone will accept them, and they will be “rendered back to us” as “the universal sense.”