Self Reliance Essay, Research Paper
Emerson?s essay ?self reliance? had multiple themes incorporated with artistic perfection focusing on the topic of individualism.
Emerson said that ?suicide is imitation?, he explains that if u are not true in the sense of individualism; you are then committing suicide. As society will look at you with a different perspective than at other people and it will always single you out in a crowd due to this. And that you must take yourself for who & what you are ,you should neither change yourself or imitate other. He further says that ?Envy is ignorance?, this ties up with what you have & how you feel about it; if you look at other?s possessions & are jealous of them. You are not looking at what you yourself have, rather you are imposing that your possessions are inferior to theirs and thus you are being ignorant of your own possessions. Emerson also says ?Express yourself? ,if you believe that you yourself can?t be depended on , than you can?t rely on others, so u become unconfident in what you do & therefore don?t trust the other person, this effect your moral & has a very negative effect on the human psyche. People will try to keep a distance from you because of the behavior that results from this.
He reinforces the concept ?accept your transcendent destiny?, that you must take yourself, who &
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