Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
The Great Conservationist, Visionary, and Humanist
He spent his life in voluntary poverty, enthralled by the study
of nature. Two years, in the prime of his life, were spent living in a
shack in the woods near a pond. Who would choose a life like this?
Henry David Thoreau did, and he enjoyed it. Who was Henry David Thoreau,
what did he do, and what did others think of his work?
Henry …
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…salvation of the world" (Magill 1949). Walden
is simply an experience recreated in words for the purpose of getting rid
of the world and discovering the self ("Thoreau" 697).
Henry David Thoreau strived for freedom and equality. He was
opinionated and argumentative. He stood up for what he believed in and
was willing to fight for it. His teachings and writings had an amazing
affect on people and the world, and will have for centuries to come.
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