Entry 33: Imagery in Nature

Emerson as a Romantic writer used a great amount of imagery in both "The Nature" and "From Self-Reliance". He uses imagery to symbolize and express his love for nature and how great nature is from his perspective. For example he writes "rays that come from heavenly world", implying that nature gives off heavenly light and that nature is great and holy. He is expressing the Romantic belief that nature is great and provides passage to heaven. He expresses how nice nature is by saying that it is never mean or appears mean. I believe that his imagery creates a clear picture in the readers mind (or at least it is clear to me). He is very descriptive and by doing so it makes his ideas more clear. Unlike the writers before him who uses imagery that is too deep, his isl lighter but easier to understand and also matches his optimistic personality. However not everyone would agree that imagery is a effective way of explanation but I think that imagery allows the reader to imagine it in his own way and find a more personal way of understanding the idea. Instead of stating facts and cutting off the imagination of the reader using imagery and allowing them to imagine is a more effective way, in my opinion.