浅析爱默生的论自助Word格式.docx
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爱默生是美国十九世纪着名的作家,《论自助》是其极具影响力的一部作品,也是一部激励人们自信、独立的作品。
论文从分析、研究爱默生及其作品出发,探索了作品中的四种主要思想,包括“自信”、“独立”、“个性”、“拒绝对穷人的同情”,其中,“自信”是论文的核心。
在研究作品主要思想的基础上,论文探讨了作品的主要思想对当今社会的启迪和影响,包括对乐观自信生活态度的启迪、对女性自助思想的促进、对个人成功的影响及对国家繁荣与富强的影响。
Introduction
Emerson,RalphWaldowasoneofthemostoutstandingAmericanwritersinthe19thcentury;
heexperiencedmuchinhiswholelife.HisSelf-Relianceisaninfluentialworkwhichdeeplyattractsmanyreaders.“BelieveinOneself”isthemainideaexpressedandanalyzedinthework.InSelf-Reliance,thereexistfourkindsofimportantthoughts.Thefirstkindofthoughtis“TheConfidence”.Emersonadvocatedthatamanmustshowhisopinionconfidentlyandbravelyinspiteofdifferentideas.“TheIndependence”isthesecondkindofimportantthoughtwhichisexpressedinSelf-Reliance.Amanshouldkeephimselffirmlybutnotbeeasilyinfluencedbyenvironment.Thethirdkindofthoughtistokeeppersonality,whichiscloselyrelatedtotheconfidenceandtheindependence.FromEmerson’sopinion,amanmustkeephispersonalityandconformtohisownprinciples.“ShowingnoSympathytothePoor”isthefourthkindofthoughtinthework.Itshowsthatwhythepoorarepoorismainlyduetotheirbackwardthinking.Showinghelptothiskindofpeoplemeansdoingharmtothem.AlltheseideasinEmerson’sSelf-reliancehaveenlightenmentsontoday’ssociety.Theyhelppeopletakeconfidentandoptimisticattitudestowardslife.Theseimportantthoughtsenlightenthefemaletobeconfidentandstrivefortheirsocialstatus.Besides,theyarecrucialforindividuals’success.Eachmanwhopossessesthethoughtsiseasytomakeprogressandachievesuccess.Moreover,acountry’sprosperityisestablishedonthebasisofconfidenceandindependence.
I.ABriefIntroduc
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tiontoEmersonandHisSelf-Reliance
A.Emerson,RalphWaldo
EmersoncollectedallhisspeechmaterialsandmadeabookcalledEssays,includingSelf-reliance,Love,andFriendshipandsoon.Emerson’sEssaysspeakshighlyofthemanwhoshouldtrusttheirownsuggestion.Headvocatedthatamanshoulddevelopthenationalprideandopposedfollowingtheothers’saying.AlmostallhisspeechesmadeadeepinfluenceonAmerica’snationalcivilization.In1837,hepublishedafamousspeechwhichdeclaredthattheAmericanliteraturewasseparatedfromBritainliterature.Hewasalsothespokesmanoftranscendentalism.Emersonabandonedthethoughtwhichtakesgodasthecentre.Heraisedtheideathatthemancouldknowthetruthbyinstinct,sotosomeextent,themanisthegod.Thenhecriedoutthat‘BelieveinYourself’.Hisopinionreflectedtheadvancingspiritofcapitalismsociety.ThispositivespiritwascalledasAmericanreligionanditpushedthedevelopmentofnationalspiritofAmerica.HewastheclairvoyantofAmericanspiritandbelongedtoAmerica,Emerson’sthoughtsandworkslargelypromotedtheestablishmentanddevelopmentofAmericannationalspirit.
B.Self-Reliance
Emerson’sworksdeeplyattractreaders,especiallySelf-Reliance,whichisfromEssays.Thisproseisfinishedaccordingtoaseriesofspeechmaterialsbetween1836and1837.Self-Relianceishissignificantworkwhichexpresseshisideaoftranscendentalism.“BelieveinYourself”isthecorepointofSelf-Reliance.Emersonopposedallformsofimitationintheworks.Hethoughtthemanshouldbelievehewasexcellentatanytime.Therealmanshouldlearnhowtorejecttodriftwiththestream.Ifamanisafraidofpublicopinionorcompelledhimtodosomethingunchanged,hewillpossiblylosetheinnovativeabilitywhichleadshimtosuccess.Ifapersondoesn’twantt
olethimorthesocietydown,hemustcomplywiththeprinciplesinhisinnerheart,yetthepeoplewhocomplywiththeauthority,traditionorcurrentsystemmeansbreakthisprinciple.TheideaswhichEmersonexpressedinhisprosearelargelydifferent.TheyagreedwiththeAmericanpeople’soptimisticspiritatthattime.Aboveall,hebelievedinindividualism,independenceandself-reliance.Hisworksisnoteasytobeunderstood.Hereconstructedthecommonliteratureimagesinwritingskillandendowedtheworkswithnewideas.Generally,thereadershaveacommonviewthathisideasarespecialandunique.
Nowadays,therearemanybooksaboutself-support.TheauthorsexpressaseriesofideasasEmersondid.Thedifferenceisthatthecommonbooksareeasiertobeunderstood.Theauthorsusesimplesentencesintheirworkssothatallreaderscaneasilyknowwhattheauthorsexpress.ButEmerson’sSelf-relianceisneededtoreadmanytimes.Hemainlyexpressedfourimportantideasinthisworks,including“TheConfidence”,“TheIndependence”,“ThePersonality”,“ShowingNoSympathytothePoor”.“Theconfidence”isacorepointwhichEmersonstressedinSelf-Reliance.Allmenshouldtrusttheirownopinionsinspiteofthedifferentideas.Emersonthoughtamanshouldtrusthimselffirmly.“TheIndependence”isanothersubjectwhichSelf-Reliancefullyelaborates.Itexpressesthatamanshouldactindependentlybutnotalwaysreliesontheotherpeople.Besides,“ShowingnoSympathytothePoor”agreeswiththeideaofself-support.Intheworks,Emersongavetheopinionthatthepoorarelackofadvancingideas.Theresultofsupportingthepooristodoharmtothem.Atlast,tobeaself-reliantperson,themanshouldkeephispersonality.Theseideasareimportantintoday’ssociety.Thisproseexertsmuchinfluenceonmanyordinarypeople.
II.TheAnalysisonEmerson’sThoughtsinSelf-Reliance
Self-Relianceisnotanaveragework.Itscontentisdifficultforreaderstounderstand.Emersonshowedmanyofhisopinionsaboutlifeinthework.Themostimportantideasinclude“TheConfidence”,“TheIndependence”,“ThePersonality”,and“ShowingnoSympathytothePoor”.Theseideasarepracticableandmeaningfulforthereader’slives.
A.TheConfidence
Self-RelianceisoneofEmerson’simportantworkswhichexpresshistranscendentalism.“BelieveinOneself”isthecorepointinit.Intheworks,Emersonshowedhisopinionsabouttheconfidence.Hecriticizedallformsofimitationandopposedallself-abasedpeople.TheconfidenceisanevidentideawhichEmersongaveinSelf-Reliance.Hethoughtthattheconfidencewasaveryimportantvirtue.ThephilosophicalideawhichheexpressedinSelf-Reliancehaditsspecialpower.ItenlightenedmanypeopleandcateredtothespiritofoptimisminAmericaatthattime.
Emersonbelievedamanmusttrusthimselfandbehimself.Manyself-abasedpeoplecan’texpressthemselvesbravelyandareashamedoftheirdivineideasjustbecausetheideasaretheirown.Emersonbelievedthatthemanshouldconcernhisownpointsofviewandkeepthemsteadfastly.Inhisopinion:
“Amanshouldlearntodetectandwatchthegleamoflightflashesacrosshismindfromwithin,morethanthelusterofthefirmamentofbardsandcages.Yethedismisseswithoutnoticehisthought,becauseitishis.”(Emerson,P7,2005)Fromthissentence,itcanbeacquiredthatEmersongavesupportforexpressingone’sownideasloudlyandbravelyinspiteoftheothers’existence.Emerson’sopinionsenlightenamantokeephisoriginalsayinginthefaceofmixedvoices.Aanindividualinsociety,amanshouldn’tsuspecthimself,orthesuspicionfromtheotherpeoplewillattackhimconstantly.Thepersonwhodoesn’tbelieveinhimselfwill
neverwintheother’scredibility.InEmerson’sSelf-Reliance,Itisalittledifficulttounderstandthemeaning.However,“TrustYourself”isexpressedclearlyandcanbeknownbyreaderseasily.Theauthorshowedtheideathatthemanshouldownthespiritofself-confidenceandtrytobethetruehimself.Forexample,EmersonsaidinSelf-reliance:
“Letusneverbowandapologizemore.Agreatmaniscomingtoeatatmyhouse,Idonotwishtopleasehim;
Iwishthatheshouldwishtopleaseme”.(Emerson,P20,2005)OnEmerson’ssaying,itisknownthathesupportedthemantobehimselfgenerouslyinspiteoftheotherpeople’ssocialstatus.Onceapersoncomestotheworld,heispossibletobethebestone.However,manypeoplearegenerallytimid,andtheyarenolongerupright,theyareafraidofsaying“Ithink”,butonlyquotemotto.Amatteroffact,Emersonencouragedthepeopletoexpress“Ithink”,“Iam”bravelyanddirectly.Thesewordsclearlyprovethespiritofself-trust.
Thereisapopularsayingthat“ifyouthinkyoucan,youcan”.Theconfidenceisthefirststeptomakesuccess.AndEmersonshowedthevaluableideainhisworks.ItisbelievedthatthereadersaremoreconfidentaftertheyfinishedSelf-reliance.
B.TheIndependence
Justas“TheConfidence”,“TheIndependence”isalsoasignificantideawhichEmersonshowedintheworks.“TheIndependence”iscloselyrelatedwiththespiritofself-reliance.Theauthormentioned“TheIndependence”everywhereintheworks.Emersonsupportedthemantobethetruehimselfindependently.
Independenceisanindispensablequalityforone’ssuccess.Emersonpointedoutthatthemanwithoutanyindependentideaisdifficulttoconducthimself.Therefore,itisverynecessarytoformthehabitofself-reliance.
C.ThePersonality
InSel
f-Reliance,Emersonadvocatedthatamanshoulddoeverythingaccordingtohisownwill.Thisthoughtiscloselyrelatedwiththeideaofconfidence.Aconfidentmanistheonewhoalwayskeepshisownpersonality.ItisaveryimportantthoughtwhichEmersonexpressedintheworks.Itdoeshelpthereaderstobeconfident.
Aamateroffact,itistheman’sfaith,nottheenvironmentthatinfluencespeople’slives.Asuccessfulmanistheonewhodeeplytrustshisinnerpower.Heisneveri
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