This painting of a girl in the woods exemplifies the meaning and beliefs of transcendentalism because transcendentalists believe in nature and doing what is naturally right. Transcendentalists believe that spending time in nature and coming to truly appreciate it and understand it is beneficial and can make someone a better person. Transcendentalism is also based on solitary and being yourself, and in this painting, the girl is alone in the woods and she is free to think and be herself. Transcendentalists also are not caught up in the world, and this girl looks like she is not wearing fancy clothes, but modest and simple clothing. In Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, Nature, Emerson says "Nature never wears a mean appearance...In the woods, we return to reason and faith." This quote reflects the feelings of the painting and has the message that nature is so simple and innocent, just as transcendentalists want to be.
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