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A Reflection on the Novel “Walden”.
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A Reflection on the Novel "Walden". The novel "Walden", by transcendentalist author Henry David Thoreau, is a day to day account of his experiences of living in the woods by Walden Pond. Walden focuses on the concept of self-knowledge. Thoreau finds this knowledge by living alone in the woods. He does not advocate this lifestyle for everyone, but he does encourage all people to find some way to learn more about themselves and the world around them. Thoreau's style in Walden is lucid, and unpretentious. It is told by a credible and forthright first person narrator who seeks to give the truth of his experience at Walden Pond. I think the purpose of this book, with its theme of "finding truth about oneself," is meant to inspire and motivate the reader to reach for a higher level of existence. Thoreau's descriptions of the natural world in which he is...
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