Emerson

Emerson was a poet, intellictual, and man that expressed his mind through his writing. Emerson believed that mankind worked as one large system, that when exposed to personal gain soon deginerated. Comparing the system to a human body, Emerson says that all people must remember they are all part of this body, and that if they forget and start to work only for personal gain, the system will fail. Later in his life, Emerson began to write on a number of subjects, but stressed the topics of balance, nature, and freedom. Having an American write and fight for freedom influenced the majority of the writers and even poets after him.