Transcendentalism

Spring Board Questions / Discussion Questions for __The Devil and Tom Walker__?
note: for __The Devil and Tom Walker__, when reading __you__, think about Tom, his wife, or the red-eyed man.
 * How are you affected by nature? Do you find comfort in it? Do you reflect the moods of nature?
 * What is the role of nature in your life?
 * What is meant by an individual’s spiritual side? How do you define it?
 * Is there a connection between the individual’s spirit and nature? If so, what is that connection?
 * What does it mean to know something intuitively? For example, has a parent or a sibling ever known something was wrong with you without having talked with or seen you? What do we mean when we say “I just know it”?
 * How do you demonstrate that you are an individual? Do you think independently of others or do you follow the crowd?