Question

Read the excerpt from "Self-Reliance," by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion.

Based on the excerpt, what is Emerson’s view of the relationship between society and individuals?
Society helps people feel more free.
Society protects people’s rights.
Society pushes people to be more unique.
Society encourages people to be alike.

Answer 1

The answer is D : )

Answer 2

D) Society encourages people to be alike

Step-by-step explanation:

"Self-reliance is it's aversion", he says this to portray individualism and uniqueness as the only way to break free of the binds society puts upon us. Or, the sentence before that, " The virtue in most request is conformity", he is directly saying that the world and society alike ask us to fit in and be "normal" or "alike". Hope this helps! :)