In “Friendship,” Ralph Waldo Emerson writes in the first person, imbuing the essay with his own personal views and advice for the reader. Emerson was a well-known preacher, orator, and writer, as well as the…
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The Friend
Throughout “Friendship,” Emerson speaks of an ideal friend, someone with whom a true connection may be established. This friend carries within him or her some aspect of the “Deity” that Emerson feels he also carries…
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