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Henry David Thoreau's Walden: Living Away From Society?

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In the book, “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau, is a story about the author moving into the woods, only surviving on what is necessary. The author wanted to seek what is the meaning to life. To see if there is anything purposefully in life by experimenting living away from society. Today, if a person from modern society wanted to carry out Thoreau’s experiment, it would be impossible do to technology use, greediness, and social trend. For one thing, the usage of technology prevents anyone from interacting with one another, which means people are used to communicating through small screens. Thoreau said that, “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what
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