LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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simple, structured living
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more social freedom
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less individuality
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attention to detail
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Detailed explanation-1: -The philosopher Henry David Thoreau is best known for his nature writing and his support of small government. He was a well-known advocate of transcendentalism, or the belief in the inherent goodness of people and nature, making a virtue of self-reliance.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thoreau believed that the key to a simple life was simplicity itself. He believed that people should strive for simplicity, not necessarily for minimalism. He thought there was no point in striving for something that makes you miserable in the end.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Thoreau pursued simplified lifestyle. During two years he lived in Walden, he brought only a borrowed axe and lived a life of complete self-sufficiency.