Self-Reliance In The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail

The Night Self-Reliance Was Realized To understand self-reliance, you must first understand who you are. It is difficult to rely on something if you do not know what it is. Then you must gain the truth of relying on one’s self. Self-reliance is demonstrated powerfully in multiple ways in, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, which was put together by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, by demonstrating both the understanding of self and relying on self. The beginning of self-reliance is self. So it only makes sense that to begin the path to self-reliance, you must start with yourself. The first example that I chose to demonstrate self-reliance is “Cast conformity behind you.” This was one of the first things I noticed, and it has stuck with me for a variety of …show more content…
Another idea that you can take away from this quote is that when you let go of conformity, you are opening your mind to so many new possibilities of existence. This is important to note, because self-reliance is all about the growth of a person into the best they can be so the person can rely on themselves. Each new possibility is another chance to rely on yourself more fully. The wording of the quote is important to note as well. Cast is such a strong word, and takes my mind to the casting out of demons, which makes sense once you consider another idea. This idea is the realization that conformity is a demon to the saving light of self-reliance. Such strong language is very key in getting that concept across to the readers. I believe that the strong language is necessary in conveying the properties of self-reliance, mostly because the concept is a very strong idea, and needs to be expressed in such ways. Speaking of strength, self-reliance requires a lot of strength of will. You must find the strength to cast out conformity, because once you do, you will