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. ...
Henry David Thoreau tests Ralph Waldo Emerson's ideas about nature while living at Walden Pond. ... Thoreau tests Emerson's ideas by living at Walden Pond where he finds like Emerson that, simplicity in physical aspects brings deepness to our mind, our soul to its fullest potential, and our imagination to be uplifted to change our lives. ... Thoreau begins his quest staying at Walden Pond to find the true meaning of life. ...
Both authors considered the outdoors to be their temple; Thoreau even decides to live in seclusion and simplicity on Walden Pond. ... To illustrate the point, Thoreau explicitly lists the low cost of building his barren Walden home, and describes in detail why "most luxuries are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind."" ...
The story begins with Thoreau explaining his recent decision to move out to a cabin on Walden Pond. ... The house that is described sitting on Walden Pond is considered, by him, a smaller version of God's creation of the world and heaven. ...
