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I think Thoreau wanted people to go out and smell the roses like him. He doesn't want his life to be full of stress and sadness, so he minimizes his amount of stress by only focusing on what is important and to exceed his needs rather than his wants

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Thoreau means that the other men and women of the world have been "less focused on". In other words, he is saying that everybody else is below him and his life is much better than the other's

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I think Thoreau wrote this to try to get into people's minds. He wants them to see what society has become and how they're so blind to it

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Why do you think Walden doesn't have pity on the worms/fish that he sees?

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On page 272, Walden states "I caught a glimpse of a woodchuck stealing across my path and felt a strange thrill of savage and was strongly tempted to seize and devour him raw not that I was hungry then except for that wildness which he represented" do you think living with essentially nothing caused Walden such boredom that he possessed thoughts like these?

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Why did Walden believe in such a minimalist lifestyle?

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Do you think Walden had an issue with money? Is that why he chose solitude with no luxuries?

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Why would Walden pick solitude rather than being with a friend or chaos? Why wouldn't he just live in a house with no luxuries?

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Why would Thoreau write this story? What is he trying to encourage/ make people think about?

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"Sometimes, when I compare myself with other men, it seems as if I were more favored by the Gods than they..." (213). What does Thoreau mean by this quote?

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H. Bower/ M. Lowther Response to Question #2

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H. Bower/ M. Lowther Response to Question #2

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I would actually consider what he has done because society does need to learn how to live life and give up luxuries. The hardest thing to give up would probably be all of my electronics. They make my life so much easier!!

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H. Bower/ C. Mattingly Response to Question #5

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H. Bower/ C. Mattingly Response to Question #5

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I do not believe it is truly necessary to do what Walden has done. I believe we should consider what we have become obsessed with in our lives, and cut out them and the luxuries, however if someone wants to go to extremes, they can do what he did.

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H. Bower/ M. Lowther Response to Question #3

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H. Bower/ M. Lowther Response to Question #3

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What Thoreau meant by that quote was to question why he was in the woods, with no one  around. He wants us to think ourselves why WE, ourselves would want to take on the challenge of getting away from society.

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H. Bower / C. Mattingly Answer to Question #1

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H. Bower / C. Mattingly Answer to Question #1

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I believe he had thought about this sporadically because if an event had happened in his life he would most likely try to fix the situation instead of running. So I think he suddenly realised that he needed to get away.

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H. Bower/ M. Lowther Answer to Question #1

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H. Bower/ M. Lowther Answer to Question #1

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definitelyYes, he does believe people are lost in the moment. He encourages everybody subtly buy explaining how wonderful it is to be apart from society and actually "live life"

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M. Lowther/C. Mattingly Answer to Question #2

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M. Lowther/C. Mattingly Answer to Question #2

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I also agree. I wouldn't want to do that because I like living in a house with running water and electricity.

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Probably not, it would feel like a lot of struggle for a philosophy that is already so clear to me

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Do you think that it is truly neccesary to follow Thoreau's aspirations of nonconformity or that it is just 'knit picking' how we live out our lives? Why?

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Do you think there should be a safe medium between commitment and total nonconformity or that everyone should be completely nonconformed?

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I think that the general population is just awake to pass over everyday to get it over with. There are only a select few that are actually awake and willing to live their life to the fullest.

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"For what reason have I this vast range and circuit, some square miles of unfrequented forest, for my privacy, abandoned to me by men?" (pg 212). What does Thoreau mean by this quote?

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Would you ever do what Thoreau did ? If so , what would be the hardest thing to give up ?

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I believe so, considering he speaks of general people to be lack of consciousness

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Is it possible that all people are "awake", but that people only perceive those that they are not close to be "asleep" because they seem to be static people?

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Do you think that the general population is

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Do you think that the general population is "asleep" or only few? Or none?

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Do you think Walden "woke up" from an event in his life or that he just came to the realization sporadically?

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Walden? More like WALLED-IN AMIRIGHT?

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Does Thoreau think people are lost in the moment instead of enjoying their time ?