- Master plots; wikipedia
- Literature resource center
- subject guide
Resistence - section in jail
- taken by Ghandi & MLK
- He wants each person to find his own way, not follow what he does
- He doesn't feel that philanthropy is a positive act -- rather he wants people to be self-sustaining
- Don't give them what you want to give them, give them what they need
- Poor people will be accustomed to receiving donations, and will not choose to work for it
- If they don't want help, let them be
- People may be able to be anonymous in their philanthropy
- When anonymous, you still know you're doing it
- Don't have debt so your not tied to it
- People are slave drivers to themselves
- The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation
- Live simply and go back to the roots and live in accordance with the Earth
- Not talking to the valiant, being well employed, talking to the lost
- Clothing should not be chosen for fashion
- Anti-capitalist (factories)
- Trapped under inheritance
- Live simply & wisely
Where I live and what I live for?
- Discusses the beauty of nature and the necessity to enjoy it
- Thoreau wants to immerse himself in it
- We need to simplify our minds
Sounds
- Discusses the sound of a train
- After the train passes, he notices how alone he is, however he's happy to not be on it
- Mentions the bull frogs, whip or wills
Solitude
- How are we alone/only when we're in the Milky way? we're part of a huge solar system
- He's not alone if he's talking to us while he experiences it
Higher laws
- Takes care of his body - a man's body is his temple
- Disgusted by people that eat meat
- He's contradictory - he also eats meat
- Switches between pro/anti-hunting
- Pro vegetarian
- Sounds like a man can do no right while having an appetite - the only good is while working
- Romantics always go overboard while contradicting themselves
- By citing multiple religions, he gets very extreme with cleanliness
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