Emerson was disobedient in a way that he taught you have to go against society to transcend. Thoreau was also disobedient because he moved to the woods along out of choice, "For I’d rather be thy child And pupil, in the forest wild, Than be the king of men elsewhere." (Thoreau, 1836). Many people would not chose to move into the woods, let alone with only the bare necessities. Whitman was by far the most disobedient author. Not only did he write about disobedience, but he lived it. Whitman was believed to be a homosexual, which at the time was not understood or common. The boys in Dead Poets Society were also very disobedient, reviving the dead poets society even when they were told not
Emerson was disobedient in a way that he taught you have to go against society to transcend. Thoreau was also disobedient because he moved to the woods along out of choice, "For I’d rather be thy child And pupil, in the forest wild, Than be the king of men elsewhere." (Thoreau, 1836). Many people would not chose to move into the woods, let alone with only the bare necessities. Whitman was by far the most disobedient author. Not only did he write about disobedience, but he lived it. Whitman was believed to be a homosexual, which at the time was not understood or common. The boys in Dead Poets Society were also very disobedient, reviving the dead poets society even when they were told not