Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Walden Pond
According to Lauren Winner, Henry David Thoreau, the author of Walden Pond, has two aspects to his legacy. First, he is remembered as a political activist, “advocating nonviolent resistance to civil government.” Secondly, Thoreau is considered a great nature writer and an environmentalist. However, there is one more aspect to Thoreau that is often overlooked, his spirituality and the cultivation of the self. For example, “Thoreau not only traces the history of the apple tree, he also writes lessons about good living from “hardships” the crab apple must endure to “bear a sweet fruit.” Moreover, “His natural history is also a reflection on moral formation and an environmental allegory.”
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