Are they Both the Same?

Evans is a very passionate person who's goal is to find the truth about society, while on the other hand Nash describes a type of person who is thirsty for knowledge outside of society and want to make their own path in the world. Nash is actually describing the man that Evans claims to be. For example, Nash makes two descriptions of a man who seeks wilderness, who is "... bored or disgusted with man and his work". This passage parallels exactly what Evans claims "to divest myself of the factitious habits, prejudices and imperfections of society". Though these statements have similar ideals, it really is not fair for Nash to make these claims. Nash is only an observer, since he references "the Romantics" as an outsider, while Evans has actually lived and experienced it from the first person perspective. Impressions from a person who experienced this phenomenon is more reliable then someone who has only pondered about it. Evans is a Romantic that shares his experiences with the reader and has accomplished what Nash has described, so therefore without Evan's recollection of his adventure, Nash's theory would only stay a theory and would never be as powerful on it's own. Evan's passage is a full testimony of what happened and supports itself without any help from Nash, only elaborating on what he has already said. Even though Nash's quote helps to describe Evans quote, Evans' quote is actually more descriptive by stating "amidst the solitude and grandeur of the western wilds," giving specific locations and emphasizing how personal this experience was to him .In essence both passages discuss the same thing but Nash's is not as impact-full without Evan's passage.