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in all, Emerson’s Nature is not only playing an important role in American literature as the manifesto of Transcendentalism but also has a profound influence on later writers in the history of American literature.

V. Conclusion 结论
Nature, the manifesto of American Transcendentalism, which tells that human being are an intricate part of a bigger design, and only in nature can one realize this. It is only in nature that we are left with nothing, but faith. It is the faith that we will forever be protected whether it is by God or nature. Nature tends to give us a sense of peace and tranquility that can only obtain from God."The presence of a higher, namely, of the spiritual element is essential to its perfection. The high and divine beauty which can be loved without effeminacy, is that which is found in combination with the human will and never separate, Beauty is the mark God sets upon virtue. Every natural action is graceful."(Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1836: 34)
Individualism and eco-criticism were not reflected in a direct way in Nature . Nature tells that our human should not only focus on what belong to us, like rights, but also turn our mind into a whole with nature, one should try his best to stay harmonious with nature. It is a long-term way to hold our stable position in nature. Our human being and nature will keep in a peaceful and long lasting relations and it will prove to be a wise choice for our human being. It is harmony between man and nature, from the overall concept of one God. Nature is a common link to the whole, the corresponding Heaven. That the universe is not an isolated existence, and in which human and nature are mutual influenced, interactive, interrelated and interdependent with each other. A harmonious society needs a peaceful relation between the human beings and the nature. The development of the human society relies on the nature, and the action taken by human beings affects the nature. Human beings and the nature have the mutual relations, one can not survive without the other. All in all, no matter it is Nature of Emerson or nature mentioned by our present eco-critics, they all aimed at one goal that is the harmonious relationship developed between human and nature, which needs our human beings’ lasting care and respects.

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