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"Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau is a philosophical essay and social critique written in the mid-19th century. This work reflects Thoreau's reflections on simple living in natural surroundings, drawing from his personal experiment of living alone in the woods near Walden Pond. Thoreau emphasizes themes of self-sufficiency, the critique of materialism, and the importance of individual conscience and civil disobedience in the face of unjust laws. The opening of "Walden" begins with Thoreau recounting his two years of solitude in a self-built house by Walden Pond, where he lived simply and engaged in manual labor. He addresses the curiosity of his townsfolk about his lifestyle choices and presents his views on the societal pressures that guide people into lives of "quiet desperation." Through vivid imagery and philosophical musings, Thoreau discusses the burdens of inherited possessions and societal expectations, asserting that many people live unexa

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Economy Where I Lived, and What I Lived For Reading Sounds Solitude Visitors The Bean-Field The Village The Ponds Baker Farm Higher Laws Brute Neighbors House-Warming Former Inhabitants and Winter Visitors Winter Animals The Pond in Winter Spring Conclusion

ON THE DUTY OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

"I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up."

WALDEN

Economy

When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands only. I lived there two years and two months. At present I am a sojourner in civilized life again.

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