Many people in our world seem to follow the “trend” instead of doing what they actually want to do. In the essay “On Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson, he gives great examples and reasons on why we should all be ourselves. The title itself gives many meaning and also the tone is pretty clear throughout the essay. Emerson makes his statements clear by the diction and syntax being used. Emerson’s essay will help me in my personal life, because this essay has made me view things differently. The title “On Self-Reliance” wrapt the whole essay into a few words, which gives the main idea. The tone of this essay is being yourself and that you shouldn’t rely on others. “To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, -that is genius” (par. 1). This is an example of his tone because the quote shows that you should believe in your own thoughts, ...