In Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson, the author uses transcendentalism to explain the beauties of nature. One way Emerson shows transcendentalism in the text is that there is a relationship between all things. The author states that “The flowers, the animals, the mountains, reflected the wisdom of his best hour, and the simplicity of his childhood” (Emerson 3). This is saying that the best of man is reflected in nature, but also that the best of nature can be reflected by man. Each is connected to each other because they work together in a certain harmony that brings out the best in one another but can also show the worst. Another way transcendentalism is shown is that everything is symbolic of something of a higher power. In Nature there is
