"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Into the Wild and Transcendentalism

Would Emerson and Thoreau find Chris McCandless to be a worthy transcendentalist? Why or why not? Please cite at least one passage from your transcendentalist reading in your response ("Nature," "Walden," or "Self-Reliance"). Do you think his actions were noble? Foolish? Is there anything to be admired or reprehended in Chris McCandless?

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