Self-Reliance
Individualism
Thesis: "Box of Rain" By Grateful Dead is a clear representation of transcendentalism beliefs and ideals. These beliefs of Self-Reliance and Individualism are highlighted throughout the song.
"Box of Rain" By Grateful Dead
Look out of any window
Any morning, any evening, any day
Maybe the sun is shining
Birds are winging no
Rain is falling from a heavy sky,
What do you want me to do,
To do for you to see you through?
For this is all a dream we dreamed
One afternoon long ago
Walk out of any doorway
Feel your way, feel your way
Like the day before
Maybe you'll find direction
Around some corner
Where it's been waiting to meet you,
What do you want me to do,
To watch for you while you're sleeping?
Well please don't be surprised
When you find me dreaming too
"It has not the vitality and force of a single living man: for a single man can bend it to his will"(Thoreau, 212)
“To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.”(Emerson, 181)
Look out of any window
Any morning, any evening, any day
Maybe the sun is shining
Birds are winging no
Rain is falling from a heavy sky,
What do you want me to do,
To do for you to see you through?
For this is all a dream we dreamed
One afternoon long ago
Walk out of any doorway
Feel your way, feel your way
Like the day before
Maybe you'll find direction
Around some corner
Where it's been waiting to meet you,
What do you want me to do,
To watch for you while you're sleeping?
Well please don't be surprised
When you find me dreaming too
1) Self-Reliance
"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you is your private heart, is true for all men,- that is genius."(Emerson, 181)
What do you want me to do,
To do for you to see you through?
Both Emerson and the Grateful Dead are stating, no one can take power in controlling your own self beliefs and values. You can only rely on your own powers rather than others.2)Self-Reliance
"It has not the vitality and force of a single living man: for a single man can bend it to his will"(Thoreau, 212)
What do you want me to do,
To do for you to see you through?
No should take power in controlling your own self beliefs and values. Not even your self can command or speed up the process of finding... you.3) Individualism
“To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.”(Emerson, 181)
Walk out of any doorway
Feel your way, feel your way
Like the day before
Maybe you'll find direction
Around some corner
Where it's been waiting to meet you,
Once in solitude you will find your self, you just start on any path and feel the way it takes you. It could be so close to you its just around the corner.
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