Walden Ch.5 Solitude

Walden Ch.5 Solitude

1. One w/ Nature

   • Thoreau expresses in ecstasy that he feels like a part of nature
     • He also seems to have forgotten about the railroad
   • Thoreau expresses that he is spiritually alone
     • Interacting with nature with no interferences

2. Being Alone

   • Away from human society
     • Closest neighbor is a mile away
   • Not loneliness
     • Self inspection, communication, reflection, analysis
   • People can be lonely even when around others

3. Human vs. Nature Society

   • Thoreau is not giving up on society
     • He is simply exchanging the insignificant one for the more important, society of nature
   • Expresses that the society of nature is better than human society
     • Human society is insignificant