Transcendentalism Synthesis Essay

  Using the four sources, “Self Reliance”, “Where I Lived and What I Lived For”, The Catcher in the Rye and Into the Wild, write an essay that responds to the following prompt: Discuss the obstacles that exist between living a life of Self-Reliance and a life of Social Conformity. How easy or difficult is it for a Transcendentalist to exist in today’s society?