Chapter 6: Visitors

Chapter 6: Visitors

1. Thoreau loves society - Entertained many visitors while living in Walden.

   • Thoreau spent time with a Canadian wood chopper.
     • His visitors.
       • "I had three chairs in my house; on for solitude, two for friendship, three for society" (Thoreau 155).
         • "A more simple and natural man it would be hard to find" (Thoreau 160).
     • Back to the Canadian wood chopper, who he admires. Thoreau strives to be like him in all aspects. Never hold an opinion towards things, connected to nature, always happy lives a simpler life than Thoreau.

2. Everyone enjoys companionship even Thoreau.

   • "I have found it a singular luxury to talk across the pond to a companion on the opposite side" (Thoreau 156).

3. Women and children enjoy nature than men.

   • "men of business.. even farmers, tend to focus not on the pleasures of rural life, but on, its limitations, such as the distance from town" (Thoreau 169).

4. Thoreau states that he likes companionship as much as anyone else, keeps three chairs ready for visitors.

   • Cares more about providing his visitors spiritual, rather than material food.

5. He likes companionship

   • He cares more about providing spiritual care than food.
     • His guest keep coming anyway
       • His social skills improved
         • inds admirable qualities in rude people, but dislikes beggars.
           • helps children pick berries/helped runaway slaves.
           • among his visitors, he gives special attention to Alex Therien.
             • Can not read or writes but still humble and modest.
             • admires his "animal life" physical endurance.
             • thinks their minds are alike
               • notes women in children enjoy the woods more than men.
         • due to his location only those who really want to see him as
     • They at least have his sympathy.
   • However, he is an unconventional host due to his name.