How Does Thoreau Need To Live In The Woods

Thoreau felt like he had a need to live in the woods because he felt like it was the best choice for him. He felt like he didn't really need anything at all so he lived in a cabin. Thoreau has a lot of assertions about man ,nature and society and although some of them may be a little extreme he had valid points. Thoreau states we as people have to stand on tip-toe to read and devote our most alert and wakeful hours to. He is saying that if you are going to read something that is more difficult you should put effort into it so you can comprehend it better. I would have to agree with this because if you put a lot of effort into something you will understand it more and you actually feel proud that you accomplished something complex on your own.
For example, as a kid in middle school, we had to read The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe and i had no idea who he was but when I first looked at it I was super puzzled on why he used so many big words and what he was trying to say.His works are not so easy to
Thoreau knows that Homer is not a simple read it has more complexion, but he knew that if someone reads it will build character and improve vocabulary. We start off as little kids and our vocabulary is not really great ,but as we grow and the more you read the more vocabulary you learn. Thoreau is saying if you don't put effort into something more complex than you aren't really learning you aren't challenging yourself and it's sort of pointless. Reading something more complex may not be the most funniest thing to do but if you actually read a classic it helps you learn more about things in the past you didn't even realize existed. Classics are made for a reason so that future generations can enjoy and cherish reading more complicated