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Questions: Begin first by reading the headnote. Write down one observation you had about Thoreau's life. This can be anything you found significant, interesting, something new you learned, or a question you had.
1. One way to look at "Economy" is as an introduction to the rest of the book. How does Thoreau prepare for the rest of Walden in this first chapter? What are his motives for going to Walden Pond? In his view, what is wrong with the lives of the other Concord "townsmen"?
2. Why does Thoreau include so much specific information about the pond? He describes it during every season in a number of different ways, even including a highly detailed map. Why include this information? In the view of that other famous Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson, every natural fact symbolizes a spiritual fact. What does the pond symbolize for Thoreau? One indication may be his assertion that every day he "got up early and bathed in the pond; that was a religious exercise, and one of the best things which I did." What is religious or spiritual about this act, and how might we translate the meaning of this passage to a more general idea about what the pond meant for Thoreau?
3. How do modern conveniences and gadgets influence our culture? After reading Thoreau, are you now eager to give them up?
4. To which "genre" (or genres) does Walden belong? Possible genres: Nature writing, philosophy, social critique, memoir, extensive use of metaphor. Explain your answer.
5. What is Thoreau's relationship to his audience and to society as a whole? How does he situate his narrative persona? That is, what kind of person is the "I" in the text, and how do we know?
6. How can Walden be considered as an application of Transcendental philosophy?
7. Can Walden be considered a response to the rapid growth, industrialization, mechanization of agriculture, and spread of capitalist values that the nineteenth-century witnessed? How so?
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