Oftentimes, people read their favorite books or watch popular movies and they are completely oblivious to the origin of the theme(s). In fact, a collection of recent movies, books and paintings include themes dating back to mid-19th century. Indeed, the 19th century transcendentalists inspired many of today’s influential artists. For instance, mainstream movies like the “Star Wars” saga, best selling books such as the Hunger Games series, and distinguished artwork like Dispersion all suggest transcendentalist themes. Even though humanity moved farther away from simple lifestyle, some ideas from transcendentalists remain prominent in modern movies, books, and paintings. Fan favorite and legend, “Star Wars” will be admired for generations to come. Despite their creativity, some of the ideas embedded within the “Star Wars” saga can be traced back to Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. For example, in Episode I: The Phantom Menace Qui-Gon reassures young, hesitant Obi-Wan by telling him, “Remember, concentrate on the moment. Feel, don't think, use your instincts” (Episode I: The Phantom Menace). In his quote, Qui-Gon implicates that intuition is superior to …show more content…
The Hunger Games series portrays impoverished communities suffering because the capital strips them of their excess resources and subjects select youth to “the hunger games” for their personal enrichment. In response, Katniss Everdeen and Coin organize a large-scale rebellion because they knew that the capital would suppress any small revolts. As a result, Katniss, Coin, and the rest of the districts demonstrate civil disobedience on the account of the capital’s corruption. The transcendentalist theme civil disobedience influenced the work of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games. In general, some ideas of transcendentalism, that are relevant to today, can be reflected in the literature of well-known