Emerson Essays

Complete the reading of the Emerson essay you were assigned -

First consider the title - what are the connotations (other than literal meanings... associations) of the term? What can you expect to read about?

How does the starting poem connect to the essay? Why this poem for this essay? (Unifying idea?)

Consider SOAPStone -

Be ready to discuss with your group what the essay is about the transcendental qualities of the essay - how do we know that this is transcendental literature?

What do you think of Emerson's views in his essay? What do they make you think about? Post to this thread.