On Self Reliance Essay
The title means that the essay is going to be about why you should stay true to yourself and that you should be should be yourself. Emerson is trying to tell us that it is better to be ourselves than someone we aren't. He talks about how great it is to stay true to yourself and how bad it is to act like someone you are told to act like.
Emerson's main idea is supported by his tone. The tone in this essay is very bold and courageous. You can feel the way Emerson is talking and the emotion in his voice. He is very serious about what he believes in. When he says, "Hatred should be preached" he says it with confidence.
The diction Emerson uses also supports his main idea. Throughout the essay Emerson uses words that are not commonly used, and that are big or intelligent. These big words show that his statement, "you should be true to yourself" is meant to be taken seriously. I think that he is also using these big words because he is trying to be different than others. He does not want us to do the things we are taught to do. One example of diction is when he says, "non comformist" which means someone who does not fit in.
The syntax Emerson uses also supports his main idea. He does this by using long sentences. He is doing this because he is trying to fit in as much information in a sentence as possible, for the reader to understand. The details he uses in these long sentences show the reader how he feels. An example of Emerson's syntax is when he talks about being judged and says "hatred should be preached," instead of him saying, "You should be judged if you have done something bad" he says this because he wants to show how he feels in his own way of constructing a sentence with it being long.
Throughout the essay Emerson makes great points about what he believes in. He says how we should be ourselves and do things without the help of others. He says everything with confidence. I would disagree with Emerson's point, because I think that we would not know what to do without others telling us what to do.
Emerson's main idea is supported by his tone. The tone in this essay is very bold and courageous. You can feel the way Emerson is talking and the emotion in his voice. He is very serious about what he believes in. When he says, "Hatred should be preached" he says it with confidence.
The diction Emerson uses also supports his main idea. Throughout the essay Emerson uses words that are not commonly used, and that are big or intelligent. These big words show that his statement, "you should be true to yourself" is meant to be taken seriously. I think that he is also using these big words because he is trying to be different than others. He does not want us to do the things we are taught to do. One example of diction is when he says, "non comformist" which means someone who does not fit in.
The syntax Emerson uses also supports his main idea. He does this by using long sentences. He is doing this because he is trying to fit in as much information in a sentence as possible, for the reader to understand. The details he uses in these long sentences show the reader how he feels. An example of Emerson's syntax is when he talks about being judged and says "hatred should be preached," instead of him saying, "You should be judged if you have done something bad" he says this because he wants to show how he feels in his own way of constructing a sentence with it being long.
Throughout the essay Emerson makes great points about what he believes in. He says how we should be ourselves and do things without the help of others. He says everything with confidence. I would disagree with Emerson's point, because I think that we would not know what to do without others telling us what to do.
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