How does (and should) a person define his/her place in society?
Ralph Waldo Emerson views "society" as "a conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members; a joint' stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater." He believes that society is something a person can conform to which in his eyes is a sin. Later on in the essay "Self-Reliance" Emerson describes society as a wave. A wave that moves onward, but the water of which it is composed does not. He describes society as a wave because like society, waves have high, middle, and low points. The high point are the rich, higher portion of society and the low points are used to represent the poor. As the wave moves the water stays in the ocean but the wave eventually collapses. If the wave stayed collapsed everyone would be the same and there would be no variety. Emerson believes that people should be themselves and not conform to what is seen as "normal". A person should just be an individual because without individuality America wouldn't be as strong and successful as it is today.
I agree with your point on America being a lesser place without the individuality we have.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Emerson believes in individuality. And Emerson does also think that conformity is a sin. However, what does he mean by the members agreeing? if they are individuals it is going to be harder for them to agree because they won't all have similar views. So I think that what you are saying is the ideal society consists of a diverse body of people with different opinions but because people conform to society they force themselves to agree.
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