... its divine being. This essay will compare the similar beliefs and ideas that these two transcendentalists brought forward that tried to shape a youthful America. Henry David Thoreau tests the transcendentalist ideas about nature by living at Walden Pond, where he discovers that simplicity in physical aspects brings openness ... Man should look inwards and evolve as a person through nature. Emerson believes that to know thyself is the key and not material goods. Would America be the nation of simplicity and self-reliance or a country obsessed with material goods and consumption? "With res...

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