Two Examples Of Transcendentalism In Walden

In 1845, in a cabin near Walden Pond, the novel Walden or Life in the Woods was being developed. Henry David Thoreau decided to set out to live in the woods to understand himself and become entirely self-reliant. Based on his idea of life, people tend to lose themselves amid the distractions and work of conforming to life following others. As for Henry, he was for nonconformity and frequently contrasted his freedom with the imprisonment of others. For instance, people in all societies were slaving their lives away just to maintain a lifestyle complying with others and their desires for material goods. All the while, he leaves civilization to return to nature as a personal experience to contemplate life, discover more about human nature, and to live life effortlessly. During his time at Walden, he spent his time doing tasks that people in society wouldn’t usually do or have time to do. Thoreau was able to build a cabin of his own and raised and grew his food. Also, by devoting
In the second chapter, Where I Lived, and What I Lived For, Thoreau states, “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately… ” (Thoreau and Teale, 72). Henry's motivation gave him the ability to learn what life was genuinely about and say he lived his life. Intuition and self-reliance is where you'll find the truth, and by leaving for Walden Pond, Henry acted on his instincts accordingly.His departure to achieve a transparent state of unity and explored the connection between man, nature, and the soul is significant. Thoreau believed in the liberal causes such as women’s suffrage and the abolition of slavery. For instance, he spent a night in jail for refusing to pay his poll tax since the money would support slavery and the war with Mexico. A government that consented to slavery and fought in a war where there was nothing to gain from, especially against a weaker country, was not a country he wanted to