Transcendentalism in the Wilderness

There are a lot of things that reflect Transcendentalism in the Wilderness. One large part of Transcendentalism is being separate from society. Emerson talks about going into the woods to get away from society. This is essentially what Proenneke does, when he goes to Twin Lakes, Alaska to be alone for a year. He is completely alone with just the mountains, plants, and animals.

Another part of Transcendentalism is working hard, and that God also spoke through man's hard work. When speaking on this subject, Emerson says that "no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till". Proenneke works incredibly hard when he is at Twin Lakes. He built a house for himself out of logs from trees he cut down completely himself. He fished and farmed for food, and chopped down his own firewood. He work completely alone, and was able to sustain himself for the entire year, and later came back and did the same thing for thirty years.