The book Walden was written by Henry David Thoreau about his 2 year stay at his hand crafted house on Walden Pond. Thoreau strongly believed in transcendentalism and Walden is a great example of how his beliefs influenced his writing. ... One quote that stands out from Walden is "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer." ... With great stress placed upon an individual's importance and relevancy in the world Walden is a great example of transcendentalism. ...

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Walden Passage Henry David Thoreau went to live in the woods to try to discover a higher, simpler meaning to life. ... This passage personally affects me because despite disagreeing with mostly everything Thoreau has to say in Walden, I find myself in agreement with some of this passage. ...

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"We are wont to imagine rare and delectable places in some remote and more celestial corner of the system, behind the constellation of Cassiopeia's Chair, far from noise and disturbance. I discovered that my house actually had its site in such a withdrawn, but forever new and unprofaned, part of the universe." (Thoreau 72) Henry David Thoreau enjoys his time interacting with nature. In this passage, he touches on two important subjects. Generally, people tend to look for a place far outside of their own comfort and problems in life. ...

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