LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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to describe
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to entertain
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to persuade
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to complain
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Detailed explanation-1: -He states his purpose in going to Walden: to live deliberately, to confront the essentials, and to extract the meaning of life as it is, good or bad. He exhorts his readers to simplify, and points out our reluctance to alter the course of our lives.
Detailed explanation-2: -For two years, beginning in 1845, writer and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau lived on the shores of Walden Pond. The purpose was to acquire a better appreciation of nature and find an escape from the surrounding world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thoreau’s central message in Walden is to live simply, independently, and wisely.
Detailed explanation-4: -In his “Economy” chapter, Thoreau asserts that a feeling of dissatisfaction with one’s possessions can be resolved in two ways: one may acquire more, or reduce one’s desires.