Here is a journal entry I posted for my American lit class:
No Oaks in Flower Pots
In “The American Scholar” Emerson writes, “I will not shut myself out of this globe of action, and transplant an oak into a flower-pot”.
Amen to that Emerson.
This sentence stood out to me as a clever and creative way to write the common modern cliché about “breaking out of the box”. Even 170 years after Emerson wrote these words, they are still relevant and applicable.
Emerson’s imagery in his use of the words “oak” and “flower pot” convey his message of “breaking out of the box”. Oak trees are symbols of wisdom and strength while flower pots are temporary and mainly meant for decoration. Putting an oak in a flower pot would eventually cause the tree to suffocate and die.
I do not want to be an oak stuck in a flower pot with no room to grow or change. As a scholar, a woman and American I want to fight for the right to have opportunities that will help me grow and become like an oak tree: wise and strong.
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What do you mean by "future American"? Are you not an American already?
That's a good point. I have a feeling I was going for voter but I'm not exactly sure... This is why you never do homework and watch tv at the same time.
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