(1) How is the concept of solitude portrayed in both Society and Solitude and Chapter I of Nature?Solitude is viewed as a source of strength.
(2) Solitude is impracticable, and society fatal. We must keep our head in the one and our hands in the other. The conditions are met, if we keep our independence, yet do not lose our sympathy.Which best describes Emerson’s argument in this excerpt?
In order to balance society and solitude, one must maintain both independence and sympathy for others.
(3) Which statement best describes the imagery in Chapter I of Nature and in Society and Solitude?
Both use a majority of natural images.
(4) Which best states how the concept of trust is portrayed in Chapter I of Nature and in Society and Solitude?
Nature implies suspicion of others but does not state it, while Society and Solitude states directly that suspicion of others is natural.
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