Transcendentalism and Dark Romanticism were two major beliefs systems during the American Renaissance. Transcendentalism and Dark Romanticism overlap with common viewpoints however, they both have different concepts about the presence of evil and sin. Ralph Waldo Emerson is associated with the start of Transcendentalism. Before being given a name Emerson and his followers were considered as the utopian belief group. Transcendentalists believe that in order to find the true meaning of the gospel, you have to embrace the significance of the common experiences in common everyday things. A normal individual wouldn't think to look twice at the tree in front of their house. A transcendentalist will stop and stare at that tree deep into thought about how the…show more content… Most of us have sworn, cheated on a test, have been upset over a loved one passing on, etc. That does not mean we are not spiritual or inhumane people, we are normal people. This argument of mine shows that I have a more dark romantic look on life. The world can be a nasty place, we don't have to fall from grace to realize that, nevertheless ignore it. This nastiness to the world can never be ignored, in fact everyday we turn on the t.v. or open Twitter to see the disgusting truth of our world. Instead of hiding from it, and letting God do his part, we must put our foot down and say that terrorism, shootings, hunger, etc. is not apart of this life cycle. I do not understand how transcendentalists would accept the fact that the holocaust happened or 9/11 happened. The acts of others intended to hurt are not supposed to be apart of life or a normalized action. Out of both beliefs I categorize myself more with Dark Romanticism rather than Transcendentalism. Although I agree with God being more apparent in nature, I strongly disbelieve that humans can be perfect and free from sin. I would label myself as a positive dark
