Self-Reliance By Ralph Waldo Emerson

The roles of an individual in the society can be evaluated in “Self-Reliance” as it informs the overall mood of the roles of an individual idea of humankind relationships to the natural world. His writings possessed clarity, directness, and progression from one idea to another. “Self-Reliance”, written by Ralph Waldo Emerson was to give readers a mindset of trusting in yourselves and to not give your thoughts to another as great thinkers, as some disregard their own thoughts and beliefs. Emerson allows people to think about ourselves as to being unique and brave; the abilities of one person’s understanding will have a good outcome based on your actions. Accepting a situation to find a solution to improve something is the best way to overcome
The society fears many individuals and demands conformity. The situations of one’s action can either be a good or bad outcome based on their appeals to society. Emerson uses metaphor to signify that every person must rely on themselves and not conform. The person may feel good when they trust themselves and succeed. He wanted to emphasize the importance of cultivating independence. In the quote, “Every heart vibrates to that iron string” (Paragraph 1). He generally tells readers to trust in themselves, as one can truly be content in what an action being made may be. The comparison of an iron string to the heart was to demonstrate how an instrument was given human characteristics as it vibrated to the sound of music to show that they were listening to music to “trust thyself”. This emphasized the characteristics of the heartbeat in which people should learn to detect and figure out the integrity of one’s mind. As his words bring images of nature to us, it allows people to recognize our work instead of rejecting a thought. On the other hand, simile was used to show the growth and trust that all must known towards the judgements and instincts we
As Emerson uses simile to express a characteristic or personality of another, he gives readers a mindset to not disregard the authorities of one’s own experiences and intuitions. He knows that self-reliance is a hard characteristic to overcome, as many people doubt themselves from time to time. Many people do not realize the things they say or do until it is said to a significant person whether it would be a dislike or like. As Emerson writes about self-reliance, he describes the way a person may see another in a way where a disapproval or dislike may come to play. There were standards set to one’s reason for disliking a person who may or may not have gotten help in some cases. Although, people should understand the personalities of others Emerson asserts, “ If this aversion had its origin in contempt and resistance like his own he might well go home with a sad countenance, but the sour face if multitude, like their sweet faces, have no deep cause, but are put on and off as the wind blows and newspaper directs” (Paragraph 4). In evaluation, Emerson greatly describes the key components to trust yourself. This argues the fact that the outcomes if some will either be positive or negative, as some situations may be blamed on you. The evidence used to support my argument is relatable because of the way someone acts,