FREE ESSAY ON EMERSON'S SELF RELIANCE

EMERSON'S SELF RELIANCE

I think that Emerson's Self Reliance is probably inteded for the casual reader of the
classics, or youth interested in developing their minds. Emerson makes many points
through a series of figures of speech. A figure of speech is a word or phrase that
describes one thing in terms of another. It's not meant to be taken literally, though.
However, many of his figures of speech require rereading before you can fully understand
Emerson's point. One of the quotes in Self Reliance that really caught my eye was, A
foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds... I took this quote to mean that
just because you've always done something a certain way doesn't mean that you should
continue in that way when something better comes along. Emerson expressed his feelings
through nature and perceived through intuition rather than just understanding logic. This
essay seemed rather circular, presenting similar ideas from many different angles. He
uses short and sweet statements that express wise or clever observations about life. I
had to reread this poem several times to fully understand his clever words of wisdom. I
believed that this essay is pretty motivation.
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