ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1846 Henry David Thoreau spent the night in jail for refusing to pay his taxes since his money might be used to support slavery or the Mexican-American War.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail is a two-act American play by Robert E. Lee and Jerome Lawrence written in 1969. The play is based on the early life of the title character, Henry David Thoreau, leading up to his night spent in a jail in Concord, Massachusetts.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the oft-told story, Emerson visited Thoreau in jail and asked why he was there. Thoreau purportedly responded: “Why are you not here?”