After reading excerpts from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays. “Nature” and “Self- Reliance.” select one of the two texts to analyze in a written response in which you identify a set of complex ideas, specifically the theme of the chosen text, and explain how the ideas interact and develop over the course of the text. • Use textual evidence from the focus text to support your response, both paraphrasing and direct quotes. • 2 paragraphs (5-7 sentences each) • Paragraph 1: Summarize the text • Paragraph 2: identify a set of complex ideas, specifically the theme of the chosen text, and explain how the ideas interact and develop over the course of the text. What lesson did Emerson set out to teach his readers? How does it relate to the characteristics of American Romanticism writing?
