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Read the excerpt from "Self-Reliance," by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion.
Based on the excerpt, what is Emerson’s view of the relationship between society and individuals?
Society helps people feel more free.
Society protects people’s rights.
Society pushes people to be more unique.
Society encourages people to be alike.
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Society encourages people to be alike.
Emerson calls society a "joint-stock company" that requires members to "surrender the liberty and culture of the eater" and says "The virtue in most request is conformity," showing he sees society as pushing individuals toward sameness rather than individuality.
Emerson calls society a "joint-stock company" that requires members to "surrender the liberty and culture of the eater" and says "The virtue in most request is conformity," showing he sees society as pushing individuals toward sameness rather than individuality.
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