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Wikipedia's Nature article for Tamara Lawson

Analysis of Article

1. Emerson stated his beliefs and chose " Spirtituality" as the theme. He chose spirtuality as it because " Nature is devout" meaning its committed to religious things. I agree with him but i also feel nature is more than just religious as well as beautiful. He see natural as visible and a idea. Nature is life.
2. The narrator of this is Ralph Emerson and the point of view was to show how he considered Nature to be a big aspects, show spirituality , and how important nature is to human and to get them to be one with nature. He wanted to point of the senses of nature and to let people to get a feel of what he believed nature was to him.
3. The characters in this poem is Nature and he also uses Jesus.

Reading List

• Emerson, Waldo Emerson (1896). Nature
• The Norton Anthology American Literature, 1820-1865 Vol. B.

Revised paragraph from article

Original

Emerson uses spirituality as a major theme in the essay. Emerson believed in reimagining the divine as something large and visible, which he referred to as nature; such an idea is known as transcendentalism, in which one perceives a new God and their body, and becomes one with their surroundings. Emerson confidently exemplifies transcendentalism, stating, "From the earth, as a shore, I look out into that silent sea. I seem to partake its rapid transformations: the active enchantment reaches my dust, and I dilate and conspire with the morning wind", postulating that humans and wind are one. Emerson referred to nature as the "Universal Being"; he believed that there was a spiritual sense of the natural world around him. Depicting this sense of "Universal Being", Emerson states, "The aspect of nature is devout. Like the figure of Jesus, she stands with bended head, and hands folded upon the breast. The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship".

According to Emerson, there were three spiritual problems addressed about nature for humans to solve, "What is matter? Whence is it? And Whereto?". What is matter? Matter is a phenomenon, not a substance; rather, nature is something that is experienced by humans, and grows with humans' emotions. Whence is it and Whereto? Such questions can be answered with a single answer, nature’s spirit is expressed through humans, "Therefore, that spirit, that is, the Supreme Being, does not build up nature around us, but puts it forth through us", states Emerson. Emerson clearly depicts that everything must be spiritual and moral, in which there should be goodness between nature and humans.

Revised

Spirituality is a major subject matter in this piece. Ralph Emersonconsidered reimaging "Nature"which somthing large and also the physical world. Transcendentalism was a great idea to use because it showed how one become one with what surrounds them. Nature as beautiful as it is was the "Universal Being". He was a great believer of the spirtual sense in the natural world. Nature is devout. Meaning that Nature was a commitment and showed religious feelings. He states, "The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship".

With him being a believer and having the mindset of someone that loved nature he strongly believed there were three spiritual problems addressed about nature for humans to solve, "What is matter? Whence is it? And Where to? Matter is everything around you. Nature is knowledgeable by humans, and grows with the humans' emotions. Nature’s spirit is expressed through humans, "Therefore, that spirit, that is, the Supreme Being, does not build up nature around us, but puts it forth through us", states Emerson. Emerson felt that everything had to be spiritual and moral, in which there should be goodness between nature and humans. Humans and nature should be one at the heart and mind.

Original Contributions

1. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Nature". The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Ed. James D. Hart. Rev. Philip W. Leininger. Oxford University Press, 1995. Web.
2. Baym, Nina, Wayne Franklin, Philip F. Gura, and Arnold Krupat. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Seventh edition. Vol. B. New York: W. W. Norton &, 2007