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Who: Leader of the Transcendentalism Movement
Beliefs: Advocated for individual instincts and ideas, and the disregard for social conformity
Significant Contributions: Wrote many letters to spread Transcendentalism (Nature, Self-Reliance, Individualism)

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Created by Thomas Cole in 1836, the expression of the landscape portrays the uniqueness of America and the image of nature expresses Emerson's belief of individualist personal understanding of the universe.

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Written by Walt Whitman, a humanist, implemented transcendentalism and realism into the piece.

Whitman aimed to discuss the importance of nature, one's self, individuality, and personality. He wrote about exceeding boundaries between individual and community, death and life, pain and passion.

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Who: American poet, abolitionist, and supporter of Transcendentalism movement
Beliefs: Believed that since all humans are part of nature, they should live in nature and grow their own food
Significant Contributions: Wrote about his two year journey living in a cabin alone; wrote Civil Disobedience ( refusal to obey certain government laws )

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philosophical movement that rebelled against social norms

knowledge about themselves and the world around them

institution and imagination

not a religion but a way of understanding life

displays individualism

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Henry David Thoreau

Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

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Transcendentalism arose as a reaction to or from the protest against the general state of intellectualism and spiritualism.

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In the late 1820's, people in America start asking for more freedoms and start feeling abandoned by society and the government. Eventually they started becoming independent and some people began spreading ideals and philosophies about the importance of independence and the corruption of society, now known as transcendentalism.  These philosophies influenced much of the literature and art of the time.

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The diagram shows the trinity-like relation ship between god, man, and nature. It shows how these three are important aspects of transcendentalism ideology. It makes an allusion to the holy trinity of the bible featuring the father, the son, and the holy spirit, who are all god.

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Ultimately, changes in art, literature, and philosophy gave individuals a new sense of American culture due to its revitalization and encouraged them to find their voice through personal understanding of the universe. Furthermore, it spurred a greater call for freedom and rights, paving way for civil war abolitionist movements.

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Resulted from rising industrialization

Romanticism movement

Dissatisfaction from established religions

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Greater call for freedom

Civil war abolitionist movements

Increase in art and literature in society

Increased focus on individualism, away from established churches or institutions