Transcendentalism Emerson and Thoreau

The values of Transcendentalism starts with ______________________ and Intuition.

• Instinct

• Liberty

• Work

• Nature

The 19th Century was a generation of people struggling to define ________________ and ________________ in a new way.

• religion; spirituality
• industry; success
• work; power
• change; literature

Who was the founding father of Transcendentalism?

• Thoreau

• Whitman

• Emerson

• Waldo

What does this picture represent?

• Self-Reliance

• Spirituality

• Civil Disobedience

• Simplicity

What does this image represent?

• Social Reform

• Simpicity

• Non-conformity

• Enlightenment

Transcendentalism was a social reform movement that valued ___________ over Society.

• Unity
• Government
• Individuality
• Society

This idea is when someone stands out from the crowd and does not go along with what society wants him or her to do.

• Free Thought

• Nonconformity

• Importance of Nature

• Self-Reliance

What is the transcendentalist belief about nature?

• nature is "just there"

• nature is awe-inspiring and reflects spirituality

• nature is unstable and changes too much

• nature is the origin of evil

Transcendentalists believe that ___________ , humanity, and nature share a universal soul.

• God

• Animals

• Literature

• Government

Transcendentalism encourages:

• following the rules

• being like everyone else

• joining the majority opinion

• not conforming to what others do and say