Albert Einstein, a theoretical physicist of German origin, once said: "Look deeply into nature, and then you will understand everything better" (Wilkes). Einstein refers to nature as a portal to the unknown. Initially, a person can find answers to any questions in nature. Additionally, nature can help a person look at the greater purpose and reflect. This idea supports Romantic authors as they write about the value of nature. Walt Whitman became one of the most famous romantic authors. After traveling across the United States, he began to look at America differently. Then he begins to devote himself to his poetry about nature. Two of his many poems, Song of Myself and When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer, exemplify the value of nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson also became a famous romantic author. He becomes known as the father of transcendentalism, as he believes that when people become independent and self-sufficient while respecting nature, they become their best selves. He subsequently writes an essay, Nature, in which he expresses the value of nature. As these authors write their literature about nature, they illustrate the meaning it brings to themselves, to the community, to God, and to those relationships. It is important for modern readers to appreciate nature, as romantic authors do, because it is there that a person reflects on himself, finds a greater understanding of life and his surroundings, and becomes closer to God. It is important that readers moderns appreciate nature, as romantic authors do, because it is there that a person reflects on himself. In describing the value of nature and how it affects people's lives, Emerson focuses on the aspect of the importance of isolation in nature, as he writes: "To go into solitude, a man needs to withdraw as much from his room as much as from society…But if a man wants to be alone, look at the stars IL