This mountain path in the painting exemplifies the beliefs and way of living for transcendentalists because it gets across the solitary feeling of being on one's own path, with no hindrances or other unnecessary distractions that life brings. The beauty yet simplicity of the path in the painting relates to the mind set of the transcendentalist because the transcendentalist believes in living a life free of the luxuries that are really just distractions. Here in the painting, there are no judgments or luxuries, and a person can simply be there and be who they are. Ralph Waldo Emerson stated, "In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life." In this statement, Emerson says that in the woods or mountains, he feels that nothing in life can effect him. The woods are where one finds out what really matters, and can find solitude and peace.
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