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 Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:13 pm
ok so she said we had to do another 1
and i saw none of yall did so i took the liberty of doing 1
well i cant think of anything so 1 of yall start it im not a good starter
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:40 am
Ok so on page 159, the very first paragraph, i think that Thoreau was having another transcendentalist expierence. " Once it chanced that I stood in the very abutment of a rainbow's arc, which filled the lower stratum of the atmosphere...". I think that he is comparing or at least observing that the rainbow is as high as the... strastusphere? maybe. But he also is saying that he just so happened to be in the middle of this awesome,, and amazing rainbow that reaches up to space.
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:17 pm
I agree with you kassie, that quote sounds like he was having a transcendentalism experience. And it kinda might seem like he's all beyond happy and giddy about the whole experience with the rainbow. Also i think it seems like he is having a transcendall experiende on page 162 the bottom paragraph in the middle of it. "But as i ran down the hill toward the reddening west, with the rainbow over my shoulder, and some faint tinkling sounds borne to my ear through the cleansed air, form I know not what quarter, my Good Genius seemed to say- Go fish and hunt far and wide day by day- farther and wider- and rest thee by many brooks and hearth- sides without misgiving." I think that was Thoreau have a transcendall experience because he used the words "down the hill, rainbow, and cleansed." these words together to me seem as he's having a transcendall experience because with the word cleansed it makes me at least think of baptism and how the baptism cleanses you of your sins, and with rainbow, it seems because rainbows dont really have sins they are completly inocent. And with the words "down the hill that makes me think of going down to the devil or somthing. Well thats what I think at least, ya'll tell me what you think.
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:14 pm
That's a great insight Paige. Both you and Kassie have found transcendental moments of Thoreau's. I think another transcendental moment of his is on page 159 in the first main paragraph when he says, "As i walked on the railroad causeway, i used to wonder at the halo of light around my shadow, and fancy myself on of the elect." By using the words "halo and elect" Thoreau brings a supernatural tone to the sentence. The word "halo" brings to mind angels, and holiness, making it seem as if he's saying he could be holy, or maybe close or favored by God. The word "elect" means a person chosen by God for favor or salvation, making it seem as if, by living the way he has, that he's pleased God enough to be granted salvation.
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RainbowColoredKitty Captain
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:21 am
I also like your insight paige, I didn't see the transcendental expeirence till you explained it and i tought what you found in those words was very cleaver. I also find Jenni's insight facenating. You surprised me as well with it too, i don't get a lot of things, as you can tell in class, but once it was explained the way you thought it fit into the catogorie of transcendentalism, i got it perfectly. Both of you make very good points and i agree with what you saw in the words.
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:03 am
I agree with all of you about Thoreau’s “transcendental moments” but adding on to what kassie was saying “the very abutment of a rainbow’s arch, which filled the lower stratum of the atmosphere, tinging the grass and leaves around, and dazzling me as if I looked through colored crystal. It was a lake of rainbow light” What I think Thoreau was saying by putting that, was that by seeing the rainbow go up to the atmosphere and tinge the color of the forest the colors of the rainbow, is that the place he was in is as beautiful as a rainbow. Thoreau also mentions that the rainbow goes up to the sky. By referring to that I think Thoreau is saying that the place is as mysterious and overwhelming as the sky as well. To me I think Thoreau is having a transcendental experience because he is talking about how the woods were ‘”dazzling” by referring to that it gives me the impression that Thoreau has really taken a step back and is seeing the world as something more than just a human being. It also gives off the sense that where Thoreau lives around is a more important maybe even spiritual place then anywhere else. What other places glow like the rainbow? By making that place seem so important Thoreau is also hinting yet again of his transcendental experiences and really letting you feel like your apart of the whole experience. In the quote Thoreau mentions crystals as well, which only makes the area he is in seem that much more valuable and precious.
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