Self-Reliance Outline

Thesis: The readings of the works of Thoreau, Whitman, Dickenson, Frost and others demonstrate the ideals of the American Dream were forged in nature through self-reliance and individualism. All of these authors - and others including Jeffers, Ginsberg, and Collins - convey themes whose essence is self-reliance and individuality, often connected to nature. In the words of Emerson in "Self-Reliance": Net e quaesiveris extra ("do not seek outside yourself; look within). Promoting self-reliance and expressing brilliant individuality in their works; these authors all view conformity and social institutions (society) as the death of individualism.

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