Watch this School of Life video below on Thoreau.
Video : https://youtu.be/JJL9S0J8-4k
Respond in writing to the following questions after reading Chapter 12 in your text and watching the video above.
- What was American Transcendentalism, and what influence did Hindu and Buddhist beliefs have on its ideology?
- What was the Trancendentalists' attitude toward nature?
- After reading about Transcendentalism and watching the video on Thoreau, what ideas in it impressed you enough to make you want to change your life and why?
- What parts do you s disagree with and why?
How has American Transcendentalism influenced our modern ideas of living a good l
ife?