How can it be that "we are now men...not minors (p. 170)," yet we should find models in babies & boys (pp. 170-1)?

Is it pointless to look for inconsistencies in "Self-Reliance," given that "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds (p. 174)?"

If "no man can violate his nature (p. 174)," why does Emerson feel compelled to exhort individuals to be nonconformists?

Is self-reliance of value in itself, or for its service to some other value(s)?

Find an example of a change in Emerson's views between the "Address" (1838) & "Self-Reliance" (1841).

Are African-Americans and Native Americans in the same boat?

Do same-sex relations compensate for the missing feminine element in the book?

Is Moby Dick a great book? Why or why not?

Why is Ishmael evasive about his name and the time of his story (1.21)?

Why does Ishmael deny that his story is a fable or allegory (45.193)?

What does Ishmael mean by calling the reader "a Loose-Fish and a Fast-Fish, too?" (89.354)

Why does Ahab give in to Starbuck & search for leaks (109.415-16)?

What does Moby Dick symbolize?

If Moby Dick is a tragedy, why is there so much drollery in it?