Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Transcendentalist:Scenario Reponse
The situation of Susan and David would be dealt with differently today than it would have during the transcendentalist era. Their situation though could very easily have happened in such a time period. Susan has the aspect of living life as society provided for her, marrying young with a man with a stable job but without much ambition. Her chances of college make her unsure if she wants to marry this man. She applies and is accepted to college, but also aspects a proposal of marriage. She is accepting the life that society provided for her but is also curious of her future at college and where it could take her. She in my opinion should merely "Trust Thyself: Every heart vibrates to that iron string." Her heart is what can tell her to do best and I think she would find what would make her most happy by listening to it.
Transcendentalist: Self-Reliance
The theme of Self-reliance is strictly formatted after the essay’s title. Emerson speaks vividly about the maturity that one gains over time and the senses that it sharpens. With strong implications towards the idea that one only deserves that which he makes on his own. In this particular essay he refers to corn, or food in general and how it is only ideal to eat corn you grew on you own land, which reflects transcendentalist’s strong ideals about providing for one’s self and not depending on society’s means of providing for its inhabitants. Providing for one’s self is not the only similarities between transcendentalist and their God. Filling their life with the things that make them happy and by doing it themselves have more control over their own lives than say puritans.
The idea that humans and god are nearly one in some way is shown in Emerson’s writing and can be reflected on as an encouragement towards finding one’s personal use and fulfillment in life. The idea that characteristics similar to God could be found in a human is one of the core philosophies behind transcendentalist believes. It encourages people to live their life in a prospective way and to fill it with meaning and self-reflection. Transcendentalists believe that society operates more like a company that sells stock and only those who have a lot of stock may thrive in it. In this sense, transcendentalist want little to do with society, instead they seek more of a personal fulfillment.
"Trust Thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string" I think this is a firm statement of transcendentalist origin. The idea of trusting one’s self had come from the rational time period and had developed even more with the transcendentalist. The trust they place in themselves is similar to the type of trust puritans had to put into God. The main aspect that would imply this writing to be of transcendentalist thought is the aspect of suggesting that God’s influence can be felt in all individuals and that it can inspire them to take their own path, and not that of society.
The idea that humans and god are nearly one in some way is shown in Emerson’s writing and can be reflected on as an encouragement towards finding one’s personal use and fulfillment in life. The idea that characteristics similar to God could be found in a human is one of the core philosophies behind transcendentalist believes. It encourages people to live their life in a prospective way and to fill it with meaning and self-reflection. Transcendentalists believe that society operates more like a company that sells stock and only those who have a lot of stock may thrive in it. In this sense, transcendentalist want little to do with society, instead they seek more of a personal fulfillment.
"Trust Thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string" I think this is a firm statement of transcendentalist origin. The idea of trusting one’s self had come from the rational time period and had developed even more with the transcendentalist. The trust they place in themselves is similar to the type of trust puritans had to put into God. The main aspect that would imply this writing to be of transcendentalist thought is the aspect of suggesting that God’s influence can be felt in all individuals and that it can inspire them to take their own path, and not that of society.
Transcendentalist: Nature
The benefit of nature according to Ralph Waldo Emerson is an over whelming feeling of detachment from the world and it’s worries. A sense of calm and causality drapes over you in the form of the comforting wilderness. The effect that open land can impact on sometime can be very trivial or in other cases redeeming. The sense of redemption comes from the withdrawal from the society of cities and towns were people act business like in all their doings. Taking a vacation from this a city can arouse delight, fascination, and superstition in the viewers of nature. These people who are roused by these strong feelings when in nature could be transcendentalist or just merely natural people or enjoy their natural environment.
Emerson talks about the various aspects of nature that can appeal to the human soul and why. The colors of the trees during the various seasons can reflect the emotions of the people viewing them. The weather can impact the trees, grass, and other plants the same way life can impact it’s liver. The sky can embed all of nature’s feelings in one massive expansive view that all can see. The sky can seem forbidding or charmingly unreal depending on the eye that views it and how they feel at the time. Transcendentalists are very firm believers in nature’s characteristics and their spiritual benefits.
The text of "Nature" very strongly comes from Transcendentalist influence. The aspect of finding spirituality in nature is undoubtedly a common trait in transcendentalism. The feeling of being a god like figure can be found by reflecting on nature according to Emerson described in this text from "Nature." "I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or parcel of god." The feeling of being absorbed into a higher point of view from a faraway sense of seclusion. Like God’s sense of conclusion from the earth that he created.
Emerson talks about the various aspects of nature that can appeal to the human soul and why. The colors of the trees during the various seasons can reflect the emotions of the people viewing them. The weather can impact the trees, grass, and other plants the same way life can impact it’s liver. The sky can embed all of nature’s feelings in one massive expansive view that all can see. The sky can seem forbidding or charmingly unreal depending on the eye that views it and how they feel at the time. Transcendentalists are very firm believers in nature’s characteristics and their spiritual benefits.
The text of "Nature" very strongly comes from Transcendentalist influence. The aspect of finding spirituality in nature is undoubtedly a common trait in transcendentalism. The feeling of being a god like figure can be found by reflecting on nature according to Emerson described in this text from "Nature." "I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or parcel of god." The feeling of being absorbed into a higher point of view from a faraway sense of seclusion. Like God’s sense of conclusion from the earth that he created.
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