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At the beginning of Walden, Thoreau shares his reasons for moving to Walden Pond. What was his main stated reason for this experiment in simple living?
Rationale
In the chapter "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For," Thoreau famously expresses his goal "to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." This statement captures the philosophical aim of his two-year stay at Walden Pond.
At the beginning of Walden, Thoreau explains that he went to live in the woods by Walden Pond mainly to:
Rationale
In the chapter "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For," Thoreau famously states: "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to face only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."
At the beginning of Walden, Thoreau shares his reasons for moving to Walden Pond. What was his main stated reason?
Rationale
In the chapter "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For," Thoreau famously states that he went to the woods "to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."