chapter 10: Baker Farm

chapter 10: Baker Farm

1. When Thoreau sits with the Field family, he acts polite and understanding to their situation.

2. Thoreau states, “ I drank to genuine hospitality the heartiest draught I could. I am not squeamish in such cases when manners are concerned.” (Thoreau, 229).

   • Although Thoreau usually does not tolerate society and interacting with people, this family was different to him.
     • He has shared a moment of warmth and humor with that family, probably because their situation reminded him of his situation before which made him enjoy their company and he feel connected to them.

3. Thoreau states, "Once it chanced that I stood in the very abutment of a rainbow's arch, which filled the lower stratum of the atmosphere, tinging the grass and leaves around, and dazzling me as if I looked through colored crystal."

   • In his description of the rainbow, you can tell how this spiritual experience transforms Thoreau's perception of nature that is around him.

4. This chapter also includes a lot of spiritual symbols and mentions many of the traditional Christian beliefs that Thoreau has experienced.