The best and the correct answer among the choices provided by the question is the second choice or letter B.
The line "<span>To make us wish that we were in his place." reflect the themes of the excerpt.</span> I hope my answer has come to your help. Have a nice day ahead and may God bless you always!
Transcendentalists believed that people are pure as individuals, but once they start letting society influence them, they can become corrupted. Emerson, in Self-Reliance, reinforces this thought and encourages people to be and guide themselves without letting society corrupt them.
Bud thinks that Herman is his father, and is upset to discover that Herman is an ornery old man. Fortunately, Herman's band members befriend Bud, and he stays with them for a few days.
