LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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They would recognize the values of cities.
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They would earn public respect.
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They would live more fully.
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They would feel emotionally isolated.
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Detailed explanation-1: -He is well known for his resistance to materialism and conformity. 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-2: -Thoreau uses nonconformity as a theme throughout his story, Walden, in which he displays its importance by applying it to himself, he encourages the audience to live their life uniquely.
Detailed explanation-3: -To be a nonconformist one does not follow the path that everyone else takes. In a sense they rebel against what is considered normal in society. In his text Walden, Thoreau says, “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Detailed explanation-4: -Civil Disobedience was published in 1849. In this essay he talks about his belief on how individuals shouldn’t blindly follow the government if they thought the rules and laws are unjust. This was partly motivated by Thoreau’s hatred towards slavery and the government support of it.