Emerson's child

      A way  you can explain  Emersons self-reliance to a 10 year old is by getting some quotes from the story that stand out to you and have more of an impact from the words Emerson is saying. The parts that stood out to me was how he talked about leaders and changed and how we as a society desperately need a change for the better,  especially since the  election not that long ago. 

" Do not look for yourself outside"   a way I can explain this as simple as possible is saying that Emerson wants you to look inside yourself to find the best possible solution before  reaching for the outside . Quotes like these from the story have come together to tell you as the reader to be confident in yourself and don't look to the outside.

"Trust thyself , every heart vibrates to that iron string"  what Emerson is saying is really the first two words,   Trust thyself or r in simple terms for the youth  can be have trust in yourself and have confidence in what  you say or do. The part that says every heart vibrates to that iron string can be elaborated from when  he says every heart to we all have the same feelings toward something while the iron string can symbolize the toughness of your sayings .

"For nonconformtity the world whips you with its  displeasure  and therefore a man  must know how to estimate a sour face" " let a man know his worth, and keep things under his feet "

I put both  these quotes together since how they both connect to the man and his  worth In the world . The first quote is saying that the world is going to give you pain and displeasure so you have to learn to keep a poker face while the second connects to it by a mans worth and don't let him do things by keeping  it under his feet so he can't see it.

To sum  Self -Reliance up  Emerson has been saying believe in yourself and don't be afraid to speak up for what you think,  your going to have a lot of pain in your life but to keep on going , don't look for what's outside but what's inside that you already have, and finally about leaders in the world and how they tell us what we can or can't do. Self -Reliance is a perfect essay to read in this time of the year since the election andi it might give people ideas that 'll help out society overcomes obstacles that they are now facing.