From the Heart of Thoreau's Journals: Jan. 16
page: 46 in reader
"...he might be some mighty philosipher, greater than Socrates or Diogenes, simplifying life, returning to nature..."
This quote is very ironic, because it corrisponds to a homeless drunkard. Thoreau believes that even though this man got himself into this situation, he may be much wiser than most people because he knows what life requires. He thinks that this man knows how life works, because he has to live off of the bare minimum.
From The Heart of Thoreau's Journals: July 26
page: 49 in reader
"By my intimacy with nature I find myself withdrawn from man. My interest in the sun and the moon, in the morning and evening, compels me to solitude."
Thoreau believes that he cannot be equally in touch with nature and human beings. I think that it is quite possible to be "intimate" with both, if you do not fall into a routine, as Thoreau believed. A routine will bring you closer to one or the other. For example if you go to school every day then you will be more in touch with humans, but if instead you went for a walk in the woods, you would be more in tuned with nature. By switching things up, or having a balanced routine, I think that it is fully possible to be intimate with both.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Where i lived and what i lived for, response
Henry David Thoreau-Walden- Where I lived, and What I Lived For
Page: 24 in reader
"That man who does not believe that each day contains an earlier, more sacred, and auroral hour than he has profaned, has dispaired of life, and is pursuing a descending and darkening way."
Thoreau believes that anyone who doesn't believe that each day holds some kind of higher meaning, will become self-centered, and not live life to the fullest. He thinks that everyone should get up, feel alive, and get out and do something, and interact with the world around them. Anyone who doesnt do this will soon be bored, boring, and dismal.
Henry David Thoreau-Walden- Where I lived, and What I Lived For
Page: 25 in reader
"I did not wish to live what was not life...I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life..."
Thoreau believes that people should live getting everything out of a day possible. He went into the woods to avoid getting in a routine, where he would get only what needed to be accomplished done. The ambition here is to try something new, experience something different, and live in the moment.
Page: 24 in reader
"That man who does not believe that each day contains an earlier, more sacred, and auroral hour than he has profaned, has dispaired of life, and is pursuing a descending and darkening way."
Thoreau believes that anyone who doesn't believe that each day holds some kind of higher meaning, will become self-centered, and not live life to the fullest. He thinks that everyone should get up, feel alive, and get out and do something, and interact with the world around them. Anyone who doesnt do this will soon be bored, boring, and dismal.
Henry David Thoreau-Walden- Where I lived, and What I Lived For
Page: 25 in reader
"I did not wish to live what was not life...I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life..."
Thoreau believes that people should live getting everything out of a day possible. He went into the woods to avoid getting in a routine, where he would get only what needed to be accomplished done. The ambition here is to try something new, experience something different, and live in the moment.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
HW due tuesday- what do you want to get out of this class?
In this class I want to learn many things. The biggest is a better understanding of how American literature progressed and changed through history.
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