3. PART A: What is Emerson's overall purpose in his essay?

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to argue that people's feelings about nature

are more important than nature itself

to defend the idea that only children can see

nature as it really is

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to explain why a special kind of insight is

required to fully experience nature

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to consider whether it is foolish for humans to

believe they can comprehend nature