LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Objects of nature die, but civilization lasts forever.
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Society offers the best way to commune with the divine soul.
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A fulfilled person is one who followed his or her conscience.
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Humans should pay attention to the guilt within themselves.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Emerson asserts throughout Nature the primacy of spirit over matter. Nature’s purpose is as a representation of the divine to promote human insight into the laws of the universe, and thus to bring man closer to God.
Detailed explanation-2: -In his essay, “Self Reliance, ” Emerson’s sole purpose is the want for people to avoid conformity. Emerson believed that in order for a man to truly be a man, he was to follow his own conscience and “do his own thing.” Essentially, do what you believe is right instead of blindly following society.
Detailed explanation-3: -The theme of individualism is often proposed within “Self-Reliance.” Emerson explains the ultimate form of happiness is achieved when a person learns and adapts an individualistic lifestyle based on their own values. Emerson emphasizes, “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
Detailed explanation-4: -"Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members” Society seeks conformity. Society wants to impose government, rules, law on its people so they can be puppet-like. Emerson proposes that men live based on their own individual instincts thereby creating their own internal law.