"The necessity of solitude is deeper than we have said, and is organic. I have seen many a philosopher whose world is large enough for only one person. He affects to be a good companion; but we are still surprising his secret, that he
means and needs to impose his system on all the rest. The determination of each is from all the others, like that of
each tree up into free space. We begin with friendships, and all our youth is a reconnoitering and recruiting of the
holy fraternity they shall combine for the salvation of men. But so the remoter stars seem a nebula of united light, yet
there is no group, which a telescope will not resolve; and the dearest friends are separated by impassable gulfs. The
cooperation is involuntary, and is put upon us by the Genius of Life, who reserves this as a part of his prerogative. 'T
is fine for us to talk; we sit and muse and are serene and complete; but the moment we meet with any-body, each
becomes a fraction...”
Which statement best describes Emerson's opinion of communities, according to this passage from Society and Solitude?
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Despite how tightly bound communities may seem, every person is ultimately alone.
Communities are the foundation of human society, and without them mankind would have failed.
Communities are important for the health and well-being of the individuals that make them.
People live in communities just for friendship, but nothing else can be gained from them.