Thoreau

‘Dance to the beat of your own drummer:’; A piece of advice that I have been told my whole life, and have tried my hardest to follow. The words were taken from Thoreau’s quote, ‘If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. ‘; Ralph…

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau: Lecture EssayMarch 13, 1846-A lecture by Henry David ThoreauHenry D. Thoreau gave an intellectually stimulating lecture. His political and environmental stances enchanted the audience. His ideas are indicative of self-reliance, simplicity and appreciation. His delivery invited each listener to actively enjoy what he said. Thoreau presented his lecture…

King vs. Thoreau By acting civil but disobedient you are able to protest things you dontthink are fair, non-violently. Henry David Thoreau is one of the most importantliterary figures of the nineteenth century. Thoreaus essay Civil Disobedience,which was written as a speech, has been used by many great thinkers such asMartin Luther King Jr. and…

Most people think Thoreau to be in the shadow of Wordsworth. Thoreau strongly seeks to evade Emerson wherever he cannot revise him directly. Only “Walden” was exempt from censure. Thoreau was a kind of American Mahatma Ghandhi, a Tolstoyan hermit practicing native arts and crafts out in the woods. He was not really an oppositional…