Comparing Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Life And Accomplishments
Jean Jacques Rousseau was born on June 28, 1712 to Isaac Rousseau, a clock maker, and Suzanne Bernard, who died only a few days after his birth in Geneva. His father went into exile when he was charged with stealing and tried to cut his accuser. Rousseau was sent to a religious school by his uncle, when he attended this school he suffered from extreme discipline which cause him to have problems with authority. When Jean Jacques left the school, he was alone with no one to take care of him. In an attempt to find his way and take care himself he took on a few apprenticeships as an engraver but he was not successful in that area. These unfortunate mishaps in his life caused him to spend time alone and explore what he loved and that was nature. He would often wander about; he traveled from Geneva to Sardinia and then to France.
In France he met someone by the name of Madame de Warens, this person gave him the motherly love and support that he needed as well as education. De Warens was a compelling force in his life; she was associated with a group of educated members of the Catholic clergy and introduced him to a new world of letters and ideas. He was so grateful for everything that Madame de Warens had done for him, when he …show more content…
As I was reading I felt that there was a ton of practical advice about how to live in this life. He provides a detailed range of thoughts and ideas about how children and young adults develop. Rousseau was the father of Romantic emotion, even though this movement existed before him; he was the first to give it full delivery. When reading Rousseau's work, his style comes off to be personal, straight to the point, and informative. I think that he put so much into this novel because he did not have any parents to show the right way to go and he wanted to share what he always wanted and that was direction to the right
In France he met someone by the name of Madame de Warens, this person gave him the motherly love and support that he needed as well as education. De Warens was a compelling force in his life; she was associated with a group of educated members of the Catholic clergy and introduced him to a new world of letters and ideas. He was so grateful for everything that Madame de Warens had done for him, when he …show more content…
As I was reading I felt that there was a ton of practical advice about how to live in this life. He provides a detailed range of thoughts and ideas about how children and young adults develop. Rousseau was the father of Romantic emotion, even though this movement existed before him; he was the first to give it full delivery. When reading Rousseau's work, his style comes off to be personal, straight to the point, and informative. I think that he put so much into this novel because he did not have any parents to show the right way to go and he wanted to share what he always wanted and that was direction to the right