American Literature / Unit 7 AML 0611 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Henry David Thoreau at Walden Pond
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The idea
Thoreau sought a life stripped of what society loads onto a person, and in eighteen forty-five he built a cabin at Walden Pond on Emerson's land, living there two years. The experiment tested whether the doctrine of self-reliance could be carried out rather than only written.
In practice
A cabin, and a doctrine tested.
Where people slip
The pond is a mile from town.
Your place on the trail
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