Emerson’s argument in “The American Scholar” about American society still holds true today. Emerson believed that we did not do enough as individuals. Now when you get into college you study one field of work that you want to progress in, and you don’t think about being anything else. For example, if you became a farmer, you would only know how to be a farmer because you wouldn’t have enough knowledge to be anything else.
Emerson’s big idea was for people to be able to be more than just one thing. For example a farmer could also be a doctor. it would give you sometihng else to be proud of and not just have a status of a farmer. Emerson also wanted people to do more idividualy. Instead of just deppending on the help of others you must also be able to achieve goals on your own.
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