Question

Compare the central ideas of Nature and Society and Solitude. Which two ideas do the excerpts share? Check the boxes that best apply.
Solitude is important to a person’s process of self-discovery.

Nature is only a symbol of the divine.

People with a natural affinity for each other will tend to form groups in society.

Individuals must be self-reliant.

Answer 1

Answer:

• Solitude is important to a person’s process of self-discovery.
• Individuals must be self-reliant.

Nature is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1836. In this essay, Emerson defends a non-traditional appreciation of nature. It establishes the foundation of transcendentalism. Society and Solitude, on the other hand, is a book by the same author. This collection of essays presents the idea that both isolation and company are necessary for the development and progress of people.

Answer 2

The answers are the first and last options. 1. Solitude is important to a person’s process of self-discovery. And 4. Individuals must be self-reliant.