"To get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the whole world" was their goal behind all their writings. They did not use their power of writing in order to gain a transcendentalist experience, but rather to record them. Both Emerson and Thoreau chose to contact their true natural surroundings, and experience time alone in the "woods"...
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Both Emerson and Thoreau chose to contact their true natural surroundings, and experience time alone in the "woods". By being "in solitude", it brought forth a conciseness that "all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence" . Mans views of nature being rightfully his, to do with what he wants, is harshly contrasted by Emerson, who feels that "Nature sais,-He is my creature" ...
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