Thoreau And Ralph Waldo Emerson's Analysis

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1962 Relationships, to any degree, rely on individuals connecting and thriving off of the other’s existence. Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson aided one another in an unbelievable way. The two became acquainted through Emerson’s sister-in-law, Lucy Brown, who paralleled Thoreau’s journal to Emerson’s lectures. Not long after their first meeting, Emerson began writing of Thoreau in his journal, “I delight much in my young friend, who seems to have as free and erect a mind as any I have ever met.” This statement suggests Emerson felt satisfaction towards his current adherent. These feelings most likely drove Emerson to continue expressing his ideas, lectures and essays. Thoreau also received benefits from the relationship. Emerson