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Similarities Between Thoreau And Walden Pond

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Within in this chapter Thoreau’s study of the pond becomes a metaphor for studying all things in nature, including man because he compares each of the acts occurring at the pond to something that happens during the duration of a person life. For example, he compares his studying of the pond to his ability to find himself within nature. In addition, the deepness of the pond represents the many layers to Thoreau that had not been uncovered. This could also be the same for other men because similarly to Walden Pond there are different aspects of people that take longer to find. In addition, Walden Pond could be a metaphor for studying all things in nature because from the start of Thoreau’s experiment he wanted to become connected with nature
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