Henry David Thoreau, one of the world’s most prominent figures in American literature, was an essayist and poet, impacting the world with his influential works. He has written countless essays and poems dedicated to expressing his unique admiration towards nature and what it has to offer. His love for the outdoors was endless; it is evident in the way he wrote and lived. He is remembered as the United States’ first nature lover and has articulated a new relationship between human beings and nature (Curtis). When one is extremely favorable towards nature, he or she is considered a Transcendentalist. Transcendentalists believe in individualism and that organized religion and political parties wreck one’s individuality. By the mid 1950s, Thoreau …show more content…
He’s contributed to the idea of Transcendentalism with his brutally honest essays and beliefs he left for people to read whenever. During his lifetime, he had many loyal students who aspired to be just like him. Today, his Transcendentalist works and beliefs still impact the lives of countless people worldwide. There are hundreds of groups of individuals who meet on a week to week basis to discuss Thoreau’s works today. All of these people may have struggled internally and externally for the longest time and may have found suffrage in Thoreau’s works, which taught them how to be one with nature’s calamity. Life’s soul deteriorating obstacles may tear individuals down; Thoreau, however, didn’t give up. He decided to embark on a journey of self discovery by living in the woods and writing to himself constantly. His works were passed down to his sister, who then passed them down to friend, who then also passed them down to a local library (Mehegan). Thoreau’s original usage of words can be seen behind what he has crossed out; visitors of the site can see his works up close (Mehegan). If it weren’t for Thoreau’s talented and poignant style of writing, Transcendentalism would be viewed much differently today. Thoreau helped spread the fact that it is okay to be a Transcendentalist and oppose the restricting rules society imposes on its’