Self-Reliance
What is the theme in Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson?
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Major themes addressed in Emerson's essay, Self-Reliance, include individualism, nonconformity, original versus imitation, and cause and effect versus fortune.
Self-Reliance