'To Go Into Solitude'

In the beginning of the passage, the speaker says, "To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars." By starting out the passage with this statement, I believe the man is content with his solitude. He tells the reader that he does not feel alone while he reads and writes even though he is all alone, and then he states that if a person feels alone, they should look at the stars. This is introducing his love for nature in the passage and it shows the reader that the man feels perfectly content in solitude with the company of nature.

The man loves nature so much because it makes him feel like he is not alone. I think the man has experienced some loneliness in his past, and to battle the lonliness, he uses nature for comfort. Another reason I think the man has experienced hurt in his past is because he tells the reader, "Nature never makes a mean apperance." He views the nature as something that will never hurt him or cause grief, so he sees the beauty of it unlike most adults, and he has kept child-like views of nature, constantly in awe of its beauty.
He is so glad because of nature, and he is fearful because he does not want to lose the happiness it has brought him. At the same time, the speaker feels as if nature will make anything negative in his life positive. "There I feel that nothing can befall me in life-no disgrace, no calamity (leaving me my eyes), which nature cannot repair." This quote is reinforcing the idea that he feels almost invinsible to emotional pain because nature will be able to make him feel happiness