is a collection of observations, in
journal form, of the
timespent living in isolation on the edge of Walden
Pond. It's a small body of water located
just outside of Concord,
Massachusetts.
Place is important to the meaning of
the
writing, as it is a series of reflections on a life spent in contemplation and
simplicity.
As a Transcendentalist, Thoreau spent his time at Walden Pond
reflecting on nature and the
negative effects of a commercial, hectic world
which glorified the accumulation of things and
wealth rather than the ideas
and philosophies and thinking which matter much more and will live
much
longer than any things. He writes of the everyday happenings around him, such as
two
armies of ants doing battle or the look of the pond in winter. Thoreau
also promotes his
thriftiness and his nearly meatless lifestyle, among other
things, as being closer to the true
nature of man's existence compared to the
wastefulness and greed of the modern
world. ...
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