Steve Jobs once said, “Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else’s life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” This quote explains that you should not live life based off what others think. You should live life the way you will be happiest. Ralph Waldo Emerson shows courage and confidence in his short story ¨Self-Reliance¨. Confidence and inner strength is shown in Katherine Sarafian´s movie Brave though Merida’s actions. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance,”and Katherine Sarafian´s Brave both prove that relying on oneself to be confident against conformity leads to inner strength. In both pieces, this theme is supported by confidence, independence, and self love. In both pieces of literature, the confident actions and phrases prove that relying on oneself to be confident against conformity will give you inner strength that you …show more content…
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “And we are now men, and must accept the highest mind.” (Emerson). This means we have to accept the thoughts of others and try to understand people. We need to have an open mind about other people’s opinions instead to trying to change people. Merida stated, “I’m the princess. I’m the example. I’ve got duties, responsibilities, expectations. My whole life is planned out.” (Brave). This shows she has her life planned out without her mother’s or anyone else’s opinions getting in the way because she loves the way she is now. This proves she has inner strength to stand up for herself against her mother. In both of these pieces, self love can overcome what other people say or think and you will be strong enough to be your own person the way you would like to