Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience"
Literary Analysis Grade 11
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Prompt
Transcendentalists believe that society and its institutions particularly organized religion and political parties-corrupt the
purity of the individual. They have faith that people are at their best when truly “self-reliant and independent. These themes
are expolored in the works of the authors that you have read in this unit. Write an essay to analyze the themes in two or
more works from this unit. Discuss how the themes reflect transcendentalist views. Be sure to cite evidence from the text to
support your analysis
IN my personal opinion the theme is about politicians and their self obsessive ness how they are corrupt and make a individual a bad person over all a dark political revolt theory Â
The moutain stood shoulder to shoulder and glared down at the pasture below, daring anyone to approach. what is the most likely the intent of the author's word choice in this sentence?
Aunit "tradition vs. change" to memorize and read aloud. in the written introduction, engage the listener; state the origin of the excerpt; and identify who wrote it and its literary significance.