Essay About Self Esteem And Good Models

Emerson’s Self Reliance Overview
Essay title: Emerson’s Self Reliance Overview
Thesis: Don’t conform to society; be an individual.
The person who chooses to listen to the majority lacks the creative boldness necessary for individualism
Leads to acceptance of the same ideas
“Trust thyself”
don’t rely on others’ opinions
self esteem is original and mature
bring order out of chaos
Children are good models
Too young to be cynical, hesitant, or hypocritical-in contrast to adults
Loyalties cannot be broken
Individualists need to resist society
Following the inner voice can be evil
Yet better to be true to evil inner voice than to conform to society
Wastes a person’s life to conform
Act independently no matter what
Don’t listen to what society says, be an individual
Difference between enjoying solitude and being a hermit
Do what is necessary regardless of criticisms
Individual nature allows thinker to battle society
Enemies of independent thinkers
Society’s scorn
Consistency
Restrains independence and growth
How to achieve self-reliance
Don’t be belittled by magnificence-humans determine an objects worth
Don’t compare yourself to great people (kings)
Intuition-transcendentalism
Thoughtless people are too worried about being consistent