Similarities Between Walden And Transcendentalism
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In today's world our ideas and our daily life are have morphed and adapted to society’s constant modernization. in the early 19th century a philosophy called transcendentalism started. Transcendentalism then and now promotes intuitive, spiritual thinking instead of scientific thinking based on material things. These ideas were presented through Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden” in the romantic period of literature. Thoreau emphasizes the idealistic thought that cutting technology out of today’s life is all around beneficial for the mind and body. Though too much technology can now be seen to have a negative effect on our bodies, everyday technology has now become crucial to our society . while Transcendentalists ideas are ideal, they are not relevant in today’s world. …show more content…
``. Henry David Thoreau addresses this topic in “Walden”. Thoreau exclaims, “Men think that it is essential that the Nation have commerce, and export ice, and talk through a telegraph, and ride thirty miles an hour” (29). He believes that men should extinguish technology and man made items from one’s life. This idea is completely unreasonable. In today’s world technology is imperative for the world to function. “Today in 2017, 68% of U.S. adults have a smartphone, up from 35% in 2011, and tablet computer ownership has edged up to 45% among adults, according to newly released survey data from the Pew Research Center.” Although technology is sometimes a distraction, it is still necessary in human lives. While it would be nice, Thoreau’s ideas are outdated and don’t fit in today’s
In today's world our ideas and our daily life are have morphed and adapted to society’s constant modernization. in the early 19th century a philosophy called transcendentalism started. Transcendentalism then and now promotes intuitive, spiritual thinking instead of scientific thinking based on material things. These ideas were presented through Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden” in the romantic period of literature. Thoreau emphasizes the idealistic thought that cutting technology out of today’s life is all around beneficial for the mind and body. Though too much technology can now be seen to have a negative effect on our bodies, everyday technology has now become crucial to our society . while Transcendentalists ideas are ideal, they are not relevant in today’s world. …show more content…
``. Henry David Thoreau addresses this topic in “Walden”. Thoreau exclaims, “Men think that it is essential that the Nation have commerce, and export ice, and talk through a telegraph, and ride thirty miles an hour” (29). He believes that men should extinguish technology and man made items from one’s life. This idea is completely unreasonable. In today’s world technology is imperative for the world to function. “Today in 2017, 68% of U.S. adults have a smartphone, up from 35% in 2011, and tablet computer ownership has edged up to 45% among adults, according to newly released survey data from the Pew Research Center.” Although technology is sometimes a distraction, it is still necessary in human lives. While it would be nice, Thoreau’s ideas are outdated and don’t fit in today’s