Thursday, September 23, 2010
Self- Reliance
Emerson's idea of how a person should defined them self in society is by having their own ideas and not conforming to what other people think. He says " What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think." (23). He is saying that one should not be concerned with what other people think or how they act. You should only be concern with who you are and your beliefs. He also says "To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men,-that is genius." (19). He is saying that believe in what your instincts are saying and have your own ideas dont give in to what other people are saying. Stand true to what you believe in.
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I agree that every person, according to Emerson should be a nonconformist. I also think that he defines people based on if they are a conformist or a nonconformist, to him this is one of the biggest factors that defines a person. I also think that he not only wants someone to be a nonconformist but also a nonconformist that stands up for what they believe in a public setting, where their voice will matter and change can be made.
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