... genius"(19). Emerson values individuality and believed that thinking for one's self and trusting original ideas, help reach a universal truth that will ultimately benefit society as a whole. Thoreau, Whitman, Dickson, and Frederick Douglass, and Hawthorne's writings all have an "Emersonian" essence of self-reliance and individual genius by conveying themes of individuality and non-conformity. Similar to Emerson, ... not be followed. Thoreau refuses to let the system of government define the individual and supports individual genius through individual action and protest against unjust laws...

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... be more creative, continually reinventing ourselves in our quest for selfhood. Derived from a stable and influential educational background, Thoreau made friends among other well-developed thinkers such as Emerson and Walt Whitman, who ultimately exerted a strong impact on the budding writer. Attempting several various occupations, Thoreau struggled with his uncertainty of the direction in which he wanted to lead his life. He ... ...

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