Romanticism vs Rationalism

Romanticism vs Rationalism Romantics value Individuality while, Rationalist value conformity. In the Poem Ode Intimation of Immortality from Recollections of first Childhood by William Wordsworth, stanza VII deals with conformity. The young man will guide to fit his tongue to dialogues f business, love, strife (Wordsworth 13-14) just so that he fits in. He is trying to conform to the imaginary rules of society. other way he conforms is when he is a little Actor that cons another surgical incision (Wordsworth 18). Its like preferably of him being himself he takes on antithetical parts.He wants to fit into the crowd instead of being an individual. On the other hand in the poem Saturday at the Canal by Gary Soto, at that place is a 17 year old guy that hates where he is. He wants to go to San Francisco to be with muckle who knew more than three chords on a guitar (Soto 13-14) people that were following their own individuality. He also did something different then all the people he knew, he didnt drink or smoke (Soto 14). more or less teenagers drink to fit in with the cool people but, he goes against the grain. Rationalism is being safe and engagement into society while, Romanticism is being yourself-different.Another aspect of Romanticism is innocence, and experience being Rationalism. In Ode Intimation of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood stanza V it talks about the innocence of a young child. Heaven lies about us in our infancy (Wordsworth 9) when we our born. Everyone says that heaven is the purest thing out there they also say babies are. Being so pure makes them innocent because they dont know the difference between right or wrong. precisely innocence doesnt last forever the boy beholds the light (Wordsworth 12) of innocence.The boy starts to experience more and loses his innocence. In Saturday at the Canal the 17 year old boy thought that school was just a kinky check in the roll book (Soto 2) because he thought he had experienc ed enough of that environment. Another way that he thought he was experienced was the he knew more than three cords on a guitar (Soto 13-14). Being able to do that made him capable of being better than the people rough him. More experienced. These examples of Romanticism and Rationalism show the aspects of innocence and experience.