Simplicity In Walden

Walden, in my opinion, is a book that makes several complex claims about not only society in general, but one mans adventures and chronicles as he journeys on through many obstacle and challenges in his life. In this process, many themes are unravelled along the way, such as the significance and the essence of simpleness, the closeness and proximity to nature, inequality and the societal standards in those times. These issues are the ones I tackle in this essay. The first issue that I want talk about is the importance of simplicity. In this modern era, people forget themselves, who we are and what we actually need. They tend to chase unnecessary things in life which will not lead them to anywhere and will only give them temporary happiness.

He mentions his love towards nature many times in the book. His closeness to nature is unparalleled. He prefers nature over humans. In his essay “Solitude” he mentions his hatred towards society “ Society is commonly to cheap” and then goes on to explain why he hates his society. A lot of injustice is going on, so he finds a friend in nature. He conveys his message directly and strongly through Solitude by portraying his strong affection towards nature. He loves to be around nature. Reason being he built his house a bit far from his village. He hates the hullabaloo of the villagers. He likes to be on his own and sees things from his perspective. Several times in walden he draws a parallel between nature and people and then justifies why nature is much more better. In the chapter Solitude he says “ Some of my pleasantest…unfold themselves” (Pg 57). This paragraph truly describes his affinity towards nature. Throughout the paragraph he describes how nature captivated him. In this tedious world where everyone is moving so fast he believes in slowing down everything. He finds a sense of companionship in nature. As I mentioned in my earlier draft too “ People can harm people, but nature cannot harm

“What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new. Old people did not know enough once, perchance, to fetch fresh fuel to keep the fire a-going; new people put a little dry wood under a pot, and are whirled round the globe with the speed of birds, in a way to kill old people, as the phrase is. Age is no better, hardly so well, qualified for an instructor as youth, for it has not profited so much as it has lost. One may almost doubt if the wisest man has learned anything of absolute value by living.” (Pg 10) He thinks that our elders, who have lived through more and experiences so much more in their lives, have not really learnt much by living. He talks about how they have a condescending demeanor, and that their advice has never really helped him out as much. Each generation functions in a certain way, and the other one should respect