Ralph Waldo Emerson was one of the most influential writers of the mid-nineteenth century. He, along with other well know writers, produced some of the early masterpieces of American literature. Each one possessed dissimilar writing tactics; as this is true with all writers. No two people think alike or write about the same things, and everyone’s opinions differ on certain matters. However, I found Emerson’s technique and the state of affairs he wrote about to be more appealing to me. He and the other writers of his time tended to relate their writings and ideas to Transcendentalism, which made reading his thoughts and opinions more exhilarating for me.
Within these passages, he gives us a copious amount of information about the stars and the universe, telling us what we should know about not only the universe, but also ourselves and nature. Emerson comments, “One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with the design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.” This is anthropocentric, which means considering human beings as the mo
Emerson honestly expresses his views and reasoning to give that imagery as to what it is he’s referring to and to make your mind continue to marvel at his works. He will put a vast amount of information and reason into just one statement that could have several interpretations. I commend Emerson on his doing this because it really opens your mind to new things and he invites you to see life in a different way. I also appreciate the way he presents his information to his audience by getting you involved, absorbing you into his poetic and inspired diction. Emerson brilliantly emphasizes his Transcendental beliefs in his writing, telling us that we should go beyond everyday expectations. He uses expressive details in his book Nature, and tells of the power of intuition, and emphasizes the importance of each individual. In Emerson’s readable excerpt from Nature, I sense that he has an optimistic outlook on life. And if I was living back then, when nearly everything was based on Transcendentalism, then I would maintain an optimistic outlook as well.
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