In the third stanza, the speaker goes on to say that the elderly woman reiterates the use of "Walden Pond" saying "did you see Walden Pond?... Alexie continues to point out the irony of what the white woman is saying to the Native American by indicating "there are least five Walden Ponds on my little reservation"(14-15). ... The speaker goes on to say that the Native American feels disgust amongst the historical landmark by saying "I don't give a shit about Walden"(18). ...

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Thoreau's best-known work is Walden; or, Life in the Woods (1854), which embodies his philosophy and reflects his independent character. The book records Thoreau's experiences in a hand-built cabin, where he spent two years in partial seclusion, at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. ...

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Our nation's past is often perceived as a glorious and monumental country. We are nurtured into believing that it was built by past presidents, politics, wars, and the life and values of the nation's elite. Ironically, we do not focus on social classes, economical conflicts, tensions between main...

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