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Also, when writers delve into other genres, they can get in above their heads. In fact, when examining Ralph Waldo Emersons Self Reliance, there are questions to be pondered. Are
there major flaws in his thinking? It does seem that some things might be picked out and analyzed in order to better understand the work. First, what is the
essay about? Emersons Self Reliance, written in 1841, talks about just what its title describes, self-reliance and self-trust. There has been some controversy pertaining to exactly what the author
meant, but the work indeed exudes the obvious message that each man makes his own path. He acknowledges that men who do trust themselves and stray from the norm are
perhaps seen as nonconformists. Further, Emerson (1985) describes society as a "conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members" (p. 62). Indeed, Emerson describes the infant growing
into manhood and finally entering society on his own two feet, only to be mocked. He goes on to talk about conformity and how one can only grow into his
true manhood if he does not conform. Individuality is above all the most important thing and the author seems to label, or equate that, with self-reliance.
Within the context of this piece, Emerson makes a profound realization. There is no past or future. There is only the now. This is similar to
observations made by many philosophers through the ages including the contemporary author Eckhart Tolle. Emerson claims that when the mind is aligned with the divine, or the spirit, and not
concentrating on mundane things, he receives wisdom. Actually, there is no procedure he recommends to come into this wisdom, nor does he say how it usually manifests, but many people
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