1. How does Emerson feel about envy and imitation?
2. What does Emerson believe that people should do to receive thei
3. According to Emerson, why should people trust themselves?
4. Reread the first two paragraphs. Based on this information, what inferences can you make about the theme of this excerpt?
5. Transcendentalists believed in disregarding external authority in favor of one’s own experience and intuition. What is implied by the word sacred in paragraph 3?
