Emerson's “Self-Reliance”: Optimistic But Unrealistic For the 21st Century Ralph Waldo Emerson’s transcendental view of the world depicted in “ Self-Reliance” is optimistic but unrealistic for the 21st Century. If we all were to follow our own intuitions and thoughts I think we would find ourselves in a world of anarchy. The essay, “Self-Reliance:, starts out very optimistic. Emerson says: “to believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men-that is true genius.” I believe that what Emerson is trying to say is to stand up for what you believe in and have faith that being true to your heart is the same for everyone. He goes on to say that: “Familiar as the voice of the mind is to each the highest merit we ascribe to Moses, Plato and Milton is that they set at naught books a....

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