tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493262814312567247.post5375207774355425782..comments2011-11-06T22:02:00.745-08:00Comments on English 2200 Major American Writers: Ralph Waldo Emersonsoniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08855730771506693834noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493262814312567247.post-10896160771071184122011-09-13T22:20:44.897-07:002011-09-13T22:20:44.897-07:00I think finding an inner self-reliance is part of ...I think finding an inner self-reliance is part of the transcendentalist movement. This in turn would make the person not really care for what others think of him so i don't really think it follows that being misunderstood leads to feeling awkward if you have that self-reliance. But what I noticed while reading was that man could do no wrong...soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08855730771506693834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493262814312567247.post-82787228851078025052011-09-09T06:15:46.520-07:002011-09-09T06:15:46.520-07:00Your connection between Benjamin Franklin and Emer...Your connection between Benjamin Franklin and Emerson is something that I had not thought of. I am confused with your statement that conflicting ideas make men look flawless. In the selection it states that "To be great is to be misunderstood". I think that to be misunderstood makes a person feel awkward and uncomfortable. I agree that Emerson should have provided concrete examples to improve self reliance he just states that it needs to be done, do you think that this part of the Transcendentalism movement, to find inner self-reliance?Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18036503330851152191noreply@blogger.com