Sounds:Chapter 4

Sounds:Chapter 4

1. Thoreau observes every little detail about the trains, he seems intrigued by the idea of all these shipped goods. He immediately can tell where the goods are coming from and what type of people are going to use them

2. "Every path but your own is the path of fate. Keep on your own track, then,"(Thoreau 131).

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   • Thoreau wants you to understand that you are in control of your own destiny but everything else around you, you can not control so it is best to focus on yourself.
   • Walden address a question people have for him. Which is why he chooses to be alone. He says he is not completely alone. He has his neighbors to keep him company and every moment of his life is like a novel. Which I find ironic because he ended up writing all his observations down in a novel about his experiences.

3. He cures his boredom by going into detail about everything, he says the way to cure a lonely life is to experience it from a new light. He appreciates everything he has, and makes sure to observe it as much as possible.

4. He seems to hate the sound of the train. He was also mistaken as a worker, which he accepted the role of because he lives near the tracks.

5. "A cur's tail may be warmed, and pressed, and bound round with ligatures, and after a twelve years' labor be stowed upon it, still it will retain its natural form,"(Thoreau 134). This quote explains, no matter how hard you try to change somebody, they will always go back to their original form. Thoreau feels this same way about people, but he also admits he does not really try to change people. He tries to avoid getting in people’s business.

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