"The memorable events of history are the visible effects of the invisible changes of human thought." — Gustave Le Bon, 1896
Monday, October 27, 2014
Study Blog Post
Study for test. Please post one study question on the American Literature Blog AND answer (or add to already posted answer) to one of your classmate's question. (To do so, you will have to REPLY to a COMMENT)
Thoreau's Walden was written for a very specific audience. At its smallest, its intended audience is comprised of those Concord residents who had attended his lectures at the village lyceum and who had questions about the two years he had lived alone at Walden Pond.
Society is a joint-stock compony, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and the culture of the eater.
An American Romanticist is an individualist who pushes imagination and subjectivity in their writing. An American Romanticist is an optimistic writer, and loves emotion and realism.
Emerson believes that young scholars abuse books primary function by using them as teachers instead of guides. Emerson believes it is out duty to use nature as our classroom because nature is abundant everywhere and we can learn so much about ourselves from observing the ways of nature.
He sees too much work as a way to become a robot and unable to enjoy life, this is different that Jefferson and Franklin because they see hard work as the only way to success.
Thoreau means experiences when he states "The Finer Fruits of Life", for example fine wine, to experience the finer fruits of life you need time to become refined in taste. People often mistake the finer fruits of life to be money nad luxuries because they think that money is the key to success and happiness.
Although Proctors curriculum and their approach to educating students does not fulfill the expectations Emerson would like, Proctor offers many off-campus and extra curricular opportunities for a student to expand their knowledge by the teachings of nature and experience.
who is Thoreau's audience exactly?
ReplyDeleteThoreau's Walden was written for a very specific audience. At its smallest, its intended audience is comprised of those Concord residents who had attended his lectures at the village lyceum and who had questions about the two years he had lived alone at Walden Pond.
DeleteWhat does Emerson say about society??
ReplyDeleteSociety is a joint-stock compony, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and the culture of the eater.
DeleteWhat are the titles of Emerson's literature?
ReplyDeleteThe titles of Emerson's works are "Self-Reliance", "Nature", and "The American Scholar."
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ReplyDeleteWhat are three qualities of an American Romanticist?
ReplyDeleteAn American Romanticist is an individualist who pushes imagination and subjectivity in their writing. An American Romanticist is an optimistic writer, and loves emotion and realism.
DeleteWhat does Thoreau think of luxuries?
ReplyDeleteHe thinks of luxuries as a blessing and a curse.
DeleteWhat does Thoreau mean when he states "But as soon as one head is crushed, two spring up."
ReplyDeleteWhat exactly drives Emerson to be so into learning through nature and experience?
ReplyDeleteEmerson believes that young scholars abuse books primary function by using them as teachers instead of guides. Emerson believes it is out duty to use nature as our classroom because nature is abundant everywhere and we can learn so much about ourselves from observing the ways of nature.
DeleteHow long did Thoreau live in the woods for?
ReplyDeleteAbout 2 years
DeleteHow does Thoreau view labor/work? How is this different than Jefferson and Franklin?
ReplyDeleteHe sees too much work as a way to become a robot and unable to enjoy life, this is different that Jefferson and Franklin because they see hard work as the only way to success.
DeleteWhat is the difference between transcendentalism and romanticism?
ReplyDeleteWhat's the name of Thoreau's the most famous book？
ReplyDeleteWalden and Civil disobedience.
DeleteWhat does Thoreau mean by "The Finer Fruits of Life"? How/why do we tend to mistake these for other things?
ReplyDeleteThoreau means experiences when he states "The Finer Fruits of Life", for example fine wine, to experience the finer fruits of life you need time to become refined in taste. People often mistake the finer fruits of life to be money nad luxuries because they think that money is the key to success and happiness.
DeleteAlthough Proctors curriculum and their approach to educating students does not fulfill the expectations Emerson would like, Proctor offers many off-campus and extra curricular opportunities for a student to expand their knowledge by the teachings of nature and experience.
ReplyDeleteWhat Thoreau's thoughts on Emerson's romanticism and transcendentalism?
ReplyDeleteWhat does Thoreau think of luxuries?
ReplyDeletewrite a sentence showing the meaning of romanticism and transcendentalism.
ReplyDeleteThe American scholar is more focused on nature and book than complex achievements.
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