The Idea of Transcendentalism in Emerson's and

Whitman's Works

The idea of transcendentalism was viewed as something almost identical in both the works,
"A Noiseless Patient Spider" and " I Become a Transparent Eyeball" as both the writers,
Emerson and Whitman were known for their American quintessential compositions and
writings, furthermore they had similar thoughts and perspective. They likewise believed in
originality, inventiveness and personal expression and articulation, even though we know the
fact that they had their strategies to get their message across in a clear and containing way.

In Emerson's "I Become a Transparent Eyeball", he portrays nature as the nearest experience
there is to encounter the presence of God. He also says one should have the ability to feel and
respect nature without their senses to see the value in it and to do this one should require
outright isolation. He comes up saying that there isn't anything in his life which nature can't
fix and claims that only a few people can see nature and comprehend it in the manner he
does. He contends that external and internal vision converge to reveal the images and
symbols in the natural landscape.

Emerson further states "I am nothing; I see all" and by referencing "all" he looks for
admittance to profound solidarity between the human soul and the natural world. His
depiction of the "Transparent eyeball" functions as a metaphor for the artist's capacity to
perceive the fundamental nature of articles and as an approach to pressure that the
supernatural isn't undefined. It mirrors nature's points of interest, and in the process
enlightens the unrelieved, flagrant, life-changing realities. It is tied in with catching and being
a piece of the entirety of nature and its movement.

Walt Whitman has likewise shown the topic of Transcendentalism in this poem "A Noiseless
Patient Spider". He reflects Transcendentalism through his examination of the common man
to nature and observation of the need humans have for companionship. He likewise notices
the tree and thinks about how it can seem blissful regardless of whether it is confined. In "A
Noiseless Patient Spider" he features introspective philosophy through the connection of man
and nature and the possibility that people share an over-soul with God. He contemplates how
the little spider turning its web, noting its loneliness. He relates the spider's insignificance to
the insignificance of his own life. There are a lot of occurrences where the insect turns into a
lengthy analogy for his soul. He has referenced that his soul, which is portrayed as
'disengaged, in measureless oceans of space' reflecting the picture of the spider's segregation.
The poem changes to the future tense in its last lines, which recommends that the work of the
soul is continuous and similarly as spiders have to create new webs many times, the soul too
should continually look for new connections, continually send forward the "strings" that will
moor it. The future tense additionally passes on a feeling of vulnerability in the poem, since
the associations are not yet complete. He has conveyed that the spider’s work is both natural
and inevitable and is a constant routine that the spider will always do and the metaphor
between spider and soul imparts a sense of hope in the poem’s ending. In this poem,
Whitman has likewise brought a sense of hope by expressing that the soul will find the
"bridge it needs" which implies that the soul will prevail with regards to making an
association with some other person or thing. The poem focuses on the significance of
excellence in nature, isolation, struggle, and tolerance. These components add to the general
Transcendental theme in this poem.