The Transcendentalist

In the book Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer; the reader is first presented how Chris McCandless is reckless by walking into the wild ill prepared. Though Krakauer attempts to persuade the read that Chris is and was a Transcendentalist hero. I believe that Chris is a transcendentalist hero more than he is reckless demonstrated by, Chris always living in the moment, living a self-reliant life, and always out in nature on a journey. Chris loves to live in the moment; to live in the moment means…

Walt Whitman/Emily Dickinson Clash Essay Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson were both highly influential poetic writers in the twentieth century. Whitman portrayed the major characteristics of a transcendentalist while Dickinson demonstrated the core ideas of a realist. Whitman grew up in New York City and became a teacher at the age of seventeen. He despised the profession and quit because he believed that it was absurd to force students to conform to society’s standards. Whitman’s life is…

Chris McCandless can be seen as a Transcendentalist hero because of his curiosity for what life could possibly hold and integrity for others. In the eyes of the author Jon Krakauer throughout the book Into The Wild. In the eighth stanza of A Psalm of LIfe, this quote is used; “A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again”. This quote interprets living a life everyone will remember and set an example.“ Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. This quote…

To be referred as a transcendentalists that means you have a very set and very rare outlook on life. Some might despite you for that and some might cherish you for that. As a person with this outlook you desire a very simple life and despite complexity. A close relationship to nature is very important to these people. Relying on others isn't on their mind set. They stress self individualism and self reliance. Money doesn't mean a single thing to these people. They fully believe in spiritual…

Hawthorne's “The Maypole of Merry Mount,” he opens by personifying nature in a Transcendentalist way. Nature is shown as a beautiful, young woman with a hedonistic wildness. Nature is coordinated with the feelings of the people. For instance, when the reality of life came to the lovers, “down came a little shower of withered rose leaves from the Maypole” (1126). This image differs from the traditional Transcendentalist view of nature reflecting emotion, which only shows the best and happy sides…

time the influences scarred into the culture of American society from the Transcendentalist Movement still beam lively. The art of the Transcendentalists was an inclination towards the exploration and reforming of current beliefs of that era on spiritualism, literacy, and philosophy. “A religious, philosophical, and literary movement, Transcendentalism arose in New England…” (Milne 836-858). Furthermore, the Transcendentalist Movement was not originated during the interval of one day.…

not just to live off the wild, but use his journey as an emblem of a modern day transcendentalist that he set out to be. McCandless used this expedition as a way of his self-proclaimed statement of not adhering to society’s boundaries. McCandless was a self-reliant, non-conforming young man who went into the wild to find his true calling, these particular traits being used to define him as a modern day transcendentalist. Chris was a unique young man who found deep appreciation for being…

Christopher McCandless: a Modern Day Transcendentalist Albert Einstein, a world known theoretical physicist once said, “The human spirit must prevail over technology.” Due to the demand of the ever increasing electronic world, individuals sometimes want to get away from the over-stimulated technology infused lifestyle we live in. Going back to the transcendentalist era of the early 1800s, Transcendentalism is a very formal word that describes a very simple idea. People have equal knowledge about…

the wild. The transcendentalist way of life may be hard but some people feel it is the only way a person should live. Transcendentalism is defined as an idealistic philosophical and social movement and its followers are taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living. This was the lifestyle that Chris McCandless felt he need to live by. One of the more infamous writers tried to live a transcendentalist life was…

Self-reliance is an essay that was written in 1841 by American transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson. The essay is written to capture and understand Emerson’s thoughts, it obtains the most complete statement of Emerson’s more popular themes noncomfomity, the need for every individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow their own instincts and ideas. Emerson states “Nothing is at last sacred, but the integrity of your own mind” (Emerson). The essay focuses on Emerson’s…