Which is the best summary of Emerson’s view of solitude expressed in Society and Solitude? Spending time in solitude is preferable to spending time in society, and it is ultimately more beneficial.
Though solitude is not necessarily valuable in and of itself, it is important to recognize its significance within a larger community.
Solitude can be beneficial in that it allows the mind to contemplate necessary and difficult questions.
Only through spending time in solitude and in deep observation of the natural world can one find happiness within society.

Which text evidence from the passage supports the theme that even nonliving things contain a life force? select two options. it was close and dry and dusty in the house of the gods.” “i have said the magic was gone but that is not true—it had gone from the magic things but it had not gone from the place.” “i felt the spirits about me, weighing upon me.” “nor had i ever slept in a dead place before—and yet, tonight, i must sleep there.” “when i thought of it, my tongue felt dry in my throat, in spite of my wish for knowledge.” “almost i would have gone down again and faced the dogs, but i did not.”