It seems as though the idea of transcendentalism continues to pop up with every reading that we do. This is, of course, because it is such a large part of the way these others thought at the time. The idea of nature is brought of up in the first reading we did of Emerson's, but is brought into much more detail in the reading of "Nature." The analogy that Emerson uses about accessing the spiritual world through nature seemed really interesting to me because I think nature is the closest thing to creation and God. However, there is an evident disconnect between nature and the soul.
Another interaction the Emerson shows with nature is it's relationship to art. Art becomes so insignificant that it is not distinct from nature itself. There are four classes of nature. Commodity, which is temporary, useful, and practical. Beauty, natural world, in and for itself, delight, and spiritual. Language, analogy, simplistic, and naive. Disciple, understanding and reason and ultimate goal. There are also some Romanticism qualities in the work, such as, live naturally versus book.
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