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Chris McCandless' "Into the wild" followed a man who was sheltered all his life, and believed he could survive on his own, relying only on himself and nature. He did not possess the qualities Emerson claims are needed to be self reliant.

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Jesus Christ was misunderstood his whole life though, he trusted himself and God who sent him and did not allow criticism to defeat him. "Is it so bad then to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood." Jesus died on the cross in front of his peers who loved him, and those who didn't.

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"To be Great is to be Misunderstood" Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. lived a life dedicated to his beliefs. He was often misunderstood, but especially nearing the end of his life when he spoke out against the war in Vietnam and was quickly criticized and labeled as a communist, which likely led to his assassination. He is now one of the greatest and most influential activists the world has ever seen.

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In the popular song "I'm Still Standing" by legend Elton John, he writes "looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid" this could be influenced by Emerson's writing of "Great men have always done so and
confided themselves childlike to the genius of their age, betraying their perception that the Eternal was stirring at their heart..." as they both believe in order to be "stronger than I've ever been" you must face hardships and learn to be self reliant, in life, and in love.

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Tarzan demonstrates self reliance during his isolated life in the jungle. "Accept the place the divine Providence has found
for you; the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events." Throughout his whole life, Tarzan has learned to adapt to his environment and the life he was given.