The good for Thoreau becomes what is wild and free. The self without such an understanding is a self that is not experienced or wise: ôThe mass of men are still and always young in this respectö (Thoreau, 2002, XI). Thoreau believed that most New EnglanderÆs could not attain ...
23. “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them” – Henry David Thoreau 24. “We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require...
Thoreau's philosophy of friendship is deeply rooted in his transcendentalist beliefs. He believed that nature was a source of spiritual renewal and that human beings were inherently good. He also believed that the individual was more important than society, and that personal experience and intuition ...
Thoreau's writing style is characterized by its simplicity, directness, and vividness. He believed that language should be used to express the truth and beauty of nature, and that writing should be a reflection of one's own experience rather than an imitation of others. Thoreau's works often ...
He believed that reality lies in the impressions made by life on the spectator. 问题48 2 分 保存 The literary Characters of the American type in the early 19th century are generally characterized by all the following features except that they . A. are simple and crude farmers B. are polite...
Rather, he believed in acknowledging nature's power, beauty, and also occasionally terrible and cruel behavior with respect. Thoreau believed that nature was not something to be preserved to help farmers and those whose lives depended upon it. Rather, nature was something that must ... ...
but also the tales arising from Northern European and Germanic peoples from whom he had descended. Myths, Thoreau believed, rather than just being made-up stories, constituted time-tested distillations of the truest parts of history. Mythology was akin to a universal language, that, once you at...
Most behave as if they believed that their prospects for life would be ruined if they should do it. It would be easier for them to hobble to town with a broken leg than with a broken pantaloon. Often if an accident happens to a gentleman's legs, they can be mended; but if a ...
Thatmanistherichestwhosepleasureisthecheapest.—HenryDavidThoreauThelessonhetaughthimself,andwhichhetriedtoteachothers,wassummedintheoneword“simplify”(simplifytheoutwardcircumstancesofyourlife,simplifyyourneedsandyourambitions,learntodelightinthesimplepleasureswhichtheworldofnatureaffords.Andunlikemostwhoadvocatesuch...
The long essay‚ “Civil Disobedience” was written by Henry David Thoreau to make a statement about the unethical government. He believed‚ “That government is best which governs least.” Thoreau starts of by saying‚ “American people has done all that has been accomplished; and it woul...