Watch the slideshow on American Individualism here. 1. What advice would a Transcendentalist give you? 2 Caspar David Friedrich's Painting Above is called The Wander. What is this artists’ ideas of individualism? How does it match a Romantics’s view? A transcendentalists’ view? 3. If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. ~Henry David Thoreau What does Thoreau’s quote mean and how is it American? 4. Tocqueville said individualism is moderate selfishness and this will lead to the decline of society. James Smith said individualism was necessary for the true pursuit of happiness. What do you think, you individual, you? Please write 3-5 sentences for each question.
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