ten by Henry David Thoreau “Walden” is a novel about simple living in natural surroundings and is also a serious social voyage and self, spiritual discovery. Thoreau describes a personal account of events over the span of two years were he was completely self reliant living only of nature in a cabin he built near Walden pond in Concord, Massachusetts. By living isolated on Walden Pond Thoreau hoped to gain a better understanding of society through personal experiences that he believed could only received by being alone. Throughout this story Thoreau talks about many environmental topics to try and alter perspectives on nature and his surroundings while living on Walden Pond. Some of these environmental topics include living a happy life relies
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Thoreau describes the fish around Walden Pond in great detail such as their physical appearance, behavior that includes there breeding habits and migration, and lastly the amount of fish abundant in Walden Pond. Thoreau explains the many type of fish that live in Walden Pond that would be decimated if this Pond were inhabited such as the bream, which furiously guard their nest and the pickerel who swim both “swift and wary” (Thoreau 42). Thoreau explains how the fish are “fabulous inhabitant[s] of another element, a thing heard of but not seen” (Thoreau 26) to show how they should be protected just as much as any other animal should. Thoreau pleads that since the fish own the same and inhabit the same landscape as us they should be protected, he also explains how the fish can’t petition the human’s actions therefore it is even greater reason to protect them. Thoreau pleads that the new dams being built and the extreme amount of fishing around Walden Pond is immoral because of the effects it has on the fish and since it is displacing and disrupting most of the fish’s breeding grounds. Thoreau explains that if it is wrong and immoral to displace and remove humans from their homelands it should also be immoral to affect the fish in any way since they have no way to repeal the humans actions and also that the fish are just apart of the culture and …show more content…
Thoreau explains that if we just cherish our environment and our surroundings we will live a much better and much more prosperous life. By restricting extreme amount of physical consumption everyday and promoting and protecting the environment and its food sources, we will live a much healthier life and promote better habits for not only our peers but also the future generations to come. Thoreau believes that if we devote ourselves to higher virtues other than just moneymaking for personal gain we can become more of an enlightened person, which directly benefits the many species that we share land with here on earth. These major steps and values are things that need to be promoted in order to help protect and promote environmental well-being. Thoreau ultimately believes that if we live a life promoting good environmental ethics we will live a much more improved and desirable
Thoreau describes the fish around Walden Pond in great detail such as their physical appearance, behavior that includes there breeding habits and migration, and lastly the amount of fish abundant in Walden Pond. Thoreau explains the many type of fish that live in Walden Pond that would be decimated if this Pond were inhabited such as the bream, which furiously guard their nest and the pickerel who swim both “swift and wary” (Thoreau 42). Thoreau explains how the fish are “fabulous inhabitant[s] of another element, a thing heard of but not seen” (Thoreau 26) to show how they should be protected just as much as any other animal should. Thoreau pleads that since the fish own the same and inhabit the same landscape as us they should be protected, he also explains how the fish can’t petition the human’s actions therefore it is even greater reason to protect them. Thoreau pleads that the new dams being built and the extreme amount of fishing around Walden Pond is immoral because of the effects it has on the fish and since it is displacing and disrupting most of the fish’s breeding grounds. Thoreau explains that if it is wrong and immoral to displace and remove humans from their homelands it should also be immoral to affect the fish in any way since they have no way to repeal the humans actions and also that the fish are just apart of the culture and …show more content…
Thoreau explains that if we just cherish our environment and our surroundings we will live a much better and much more prosperous life. By restricting extreme amount of physical consumption everyday and promoting and protecting the environment and its food sources, we will live a much healthier life and promote better habits for not only our peers but also the future generations to come. Thoreau believes that if we devote ourselves to higher virtues other than just moneymaking for personal gain we can become more of an enlightened person, which directly benefits the many species that we share land with here on earth. These major steps and values are things that need to be promoted in order to help protect and promote environmental well-being. Thoreau ultimately believes that if we live a life promoting good environmental ethics we will live a much more improved and desirable