Transcendentalism

Henry David Thoreau, one of the biggest Transcendentalists of his time, was very outspoken on the idea of conformity. He believed and advocated the idea that people should not be involved with government, transportation, or activities that might give the possibility for people to conform. His ideas were based on the fact that if you conformed you were not able to experience life because you were experiencing life, as somebody else wanted you too. The …

…kind of person they are, no hassles of the busy life, and most of all they could be who they wanted to be not what people thought they should be. Henry David Thoreau believed in being your own person and not conforming to somebody else's life style or the government's life style. He believed in it so much that he isolated himself for 26 months that allowed him to be the person he wanted to be.