Winners by Ed Wilson. 2 men are looking at a display of sports trophies. One man says "Wow! Your son must be a great athlete." The other man says "Never played. Parcticipation trophies." How does exaggeration create irony in this cartoon?

Of the three selections you read in this lesson, discuss the one story or poem that you think most closely represents the transcendentalist way of thinking. include textual evidence from both short story or poem and emerson or thoreau's essay that you use as an example. you should have no less than eight to ten sentences.