Throughout history their have been many non conformist in American

Literature, and it can not be denied that they have had a lasting impact on us and

Many writers were shunned from society for their acts as non conformist, which is

ironic because to be a non conformist means you do not believe in society your the

mainstream world. Although there are too many writers to write about in this one

paper I will share with you the lives and works of three of my favorite writers, I hope to

do each writer justice and shed light on a secret society of non conformist.

The first writer chosen to write about a huge Non Conformist, and later went on

to introduce the world to his Transcendental beliefs. Born in May of 1803 Ralph

Waldo Emerson was one of the most influential writers of all times. Emerson grew up

in Boston and later attended Harvard University, Following in his farther footsteps

Emerson was ordained a Unitarian minister in 1829. “Between man and vegetable. Iam

not alone and not unacknowledged.” that is a line from “Nature” A poem written in

1836 which shows Emerson’s love for nature and life. “ believes in mirac

Emerson had a circle of artist from painters to poets form around him to share the

Emerson to his rest on Poets’ Knoll in Sleepy Hollow cemetery.”

Non Conformist in American Literature

Amherst college, and built a mansion on Main Street, which became known in the

works is a line from “Self - Reliance” written in 1841, “ Whosoever would be a man, must

before after a rain soaked walk through his beloved Concord woods. The tiny New

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