When Emerson states, “It by no means follows that we are not fit for society, because soirees are tedious,” in Society and Solitude, how does he support his statement?
Answer
A
He indicates that no individual is perfect and that parties are not a reason for people to gather together.
B
He suggests that a person has one conception of one’s self when in a group and another when with just one other person.
C
He tries to show that people behave differently at parties than they might elsewhere, and so parties are not a measure of human worth.
D
He gives various reasons why parties are far less exciting and wholly unlike communities.