Within “self-government,” Emerson said, “I am ashamed to think how easily we capitulate to insignia and names, to great corporations and dead institutions. Every honest and well-spoken individual affects and influences me more than is fair. Bakewell justifies Emerson's compelling beliefs by saying: "Most of our institutions and conventions seem expressly designed to make men insincere, to crush individuality and reduce them all to the same mold." » Emerson suggests that a point has been reached where institutions have convinced us to lose all individual thought and creativity. It has been suggested that "even individual instincts are subdued" (O'Neill) and that "all societies unnecessarily stifle creativity rather than encourage it" (Caplan). The rejection of common or socially “respected” institutions does not necessarily lead to social chaos. Most individuals have the capacity and emotional skills to lead a responsible life while exhibiting the familiar characteristics of Emerson's transcendentalism, such as good morals and ethics. The idea of ​​rejecting conformity only brings us back to the idea of ​​developing a strong, independent thought process. A liberated thought process can be entirely beneficial to the individual, and