In Walden and Civil
Disobedience by Henry David
Thoreau he starts off by giving he thoughts on what life should be
like. He describes a “simple” way of living. He explains how some
materials are not needed and how people don't know how to appreciate
the beauty of mother nature and the little things that life gives.
Thoreau's ideas can really tie into today's world because now in days
many pay attention to things such as materials, money, and many
unnecessary objects.
Today
people live there lives around things like social media, cell phones,
and popularity. “ An honest man has hardly need to count more
than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes”
(Thoreau 81). Thoreau's idea of an honest many really makes the
reader think about what we now live like where materials are
everything. If someone has more it makes them “rich” and if not
“poor”. That's where simple living comes in because if we would
live simply things like robbery and violence goes down. “Simple”
living really brings out the truth of what life is or what it could
be.
He
also brings up how time should be appreciated. In today world we
don't really live in the present but in the future. “ I drink at
it, but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow
it is” (Thoreau 87). Thoreau implied that people take time for
granted. And how we should live in the present in contrast to today's
world where we live in the future. Since many always strive for
better futures. We should better our present to better our future.
That is why Thoreau's “simple” way of living should be emphasized
in today's world.
Works Cited
Henry David Thoreau.Walden and Civil Disobedience.New York:Vintage Books,2014.
Your argument in favor of Thoreau's own point of view is supported well with the relation of peoples's focus on the rich with the focus of the people in the present day. I also like the idea of making our present better in order to make our futures have a better outcome, it really makes you think.
ReplyDeleteI liked your argument overall. You do have some minor grammar issues but they don't affect your piece very much. You should maybe try and add a counter argument to try and make your point clearer, but overall you did a good job on addressing and supporting your arguement
ReplyDeleteYour argument was very good .. Liked how you mentions that people dont know how to appriciate the beauty of mother nature , seems to have some errors with commas but overal it was good
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