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Essay / Comparison and contrast of the relationship between man...
Emerson had returned from Europe in 1833 and began writing his poem which emphasizes the unity of all manifestations of nature, the symbolism of nature and the development of all forms of nature towards the highest expression. as incarnated in man. According to him, nature is both an expression of the divine and a means of understanding it. Not only that, Emerson, finds the study of nature motivating and without description and he also says that ideas are real, while the material is nothing more than an illusion. The aim of science is to provide a theory of nature, but men have not yet arrived at a truth about the forms and phenomena of nature. He defines nature as everything that is separate from the inner individual. In other words, nature also refers to the material world unchanged by man. Emerson describes true solitude as going out into nature and leaving all worrying activities and society behind. When a man looks at the eyes, he becomes aware of his own separation from the material world. Unlike children, most adults have lost the ability to see the world this way. In order to feel the presence of nature, we must approach it with a balance between our inner and outer senses. Nature is part of man and even an unwelcome storm is capable of changing his mood. All aspects of nature correspond to a certain state of mind. Although there is a special relationship between man and nature, nature does not provide the pleasure that comes from perceiving this relationship. Such satisfaction is the product of a special harmony between man's inner processes and the outer world. How we respond to nature depends on our state of mind when we approach it. According to Emerson, it deals with the most fundamental uses of nature: heat, food, water, shelter... middle of paper ... commerce, politics, the spread of industrialization and urbanization. . He also believes that the climate actually reacts on man, because there is something in the mountain, which is air, which nourishes the spirits and inspires. Fishermen, hunters, lumberjacks and all those who spend their lives in the fields and woods as a part of nature are often in a more favorable mood for observing nature than the philosophers and poets who address nature with expectation. Additionally, Thoreau repeatedly focused his attention on the inner rather than outer nature of the journey. He also asserts that through art, humanity seeks to disseminate nature in order to proudly display it. Works Cited Emerson, R.W. (1837). The American Scholar.http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson/htmlhttp://www.sparknotes.Emerson /Thoreau/htmlThoreau, H.D. (1854). Walden; or, life in the woods.