Summary:
In chapter 17 titled "Spring", of Henry David Thoreau's famous novel "Walden" the wintry weather is essentially over, and the spring thaw is beginning to start. The commencement of springtime on Walden Pond is clearly declared by the distinct bellows that come from the initial breakup of the pond's thick ice cover. At this point in the chapter, Thoreau introduces the narrative of a hunter who took his boat down to Fair Haven Pond, which at that time was still covered in ice. Thoreau states that "the man concealed himself in the bushes to hunt ducks, and heard a great rumbling sound, which he believed to be some type of animal." However, the sound the man was hearing ultimately turned out to be the thud of ice beating against the pond's …show more content…
Additionally, all through this section Thoreau makes use of and modifies Christian tradition to construct and articulate his own view of the divine. For instance, when he states, "Walden was dead and is alive again" this statement reverberates Luke 15:24, "For this my son was dead, and is alive again." Furthermore, the old testament figure of Methuselah is cited in this chapter, and there are also obvious reminders of the creation story of Genesis, especially in Thoreau’s contrast of man to clay, “What is man but a mass of thawing clay?” In addition, God the superlative designer is talked about numerous times in this chapter. One major example of this, is when Thoreau says that he feels as if he is in the "laboratory of the Artist who made the world and me.” Consequently, I have a tendency to agree with Thoreau's spiritual view about the rebirth and renewal of the coming spring, and I especially like when he states, 'The day is the epitome of the year. The night is the winter, and evening are the spring and fall, and the noon is the …show more content…
The reader first learns about his leaving the pond when "Spring" closes. This is when Thoreau elects to inform his readers that he had finally departed from Walden Pond on September 6, 1847. Although Thoreau previously told his readers that he left the pond because he had other lives to lead, it is not out of place for one to speculate why he did ultimately leave this truly wonderful and awe-inspiring world that he portrayed in these chapters. I think that maybe he left the pond, and the woods simply because the time had come. Furthermore, I feel that Thoreau may have left the region simply because he had learned all he could in the woods. Even more significantly, I feel that possibly he just wanted to see what tomorrow would bring. Perhaps even, he wanted to be spiritually awake for the many days that he would experience in the future. Either way, in my opinion Thoreau learned a great deal about a life of voluntary simplicity, and I believe that he certainly benefited from this time. Nevertheless, I sense that it was just time for him to move
In chapter 17 titled "Spring", of Henry David Thoreau's famous novel "Walden" the wintry weather is essentially over, and the spring thaw is beginning to start. The commencement of springtime on Walden Pond is clearly declared by the distinct bellows that come from the initial breakup of the pond's thick ice cover. At this point in the chapter, Thoreau introduces the narrative of a hunter who took his boat down to Fair Haven Pond, which at that time was still covered in ice. Thoreau states that "the man concealed himself in the bushes to hunt ducks, and heard a great rumbling sound, which he believed to be some type of animal." However, the sound the man was hearing ultimately turned out to be the thud of ice beating against the pond's …show more content…
Additionally, all through this section Thoreau makes use of and modifies Christian tradition to construct and articulate his own view of the divine. For instance, when he states, "Walden was dead and is alive again" this statement reverberates Luke 15:24, "For this my son was dead, and is alive again." Furthermore, the old testament figure of Methuselah is cited in this chapter, and there are also obvious reminders of the creation story of Genesis, especially in Thoreau’s contrast of man to clay, “What is man but a mass of thawing clay?” In addition, God the superlative designer is talked about numerous times in this chapter. One major example of this, is when Thoreau says that he feels as if he is in the "laboratory of the Artist who made the world and me.” Consequently, I have a tendency to agree with Thoreau's spiritual view about the rebirth and renewal of the coming spring, and I especially like when he states, 'The day is the epitome of the year. The night is the winter, and evening are the spring and fall, and the noon is the …show more content…
The reader first learns about his leaving the pond when "Spring" closes. This is when Thoreau elects to inform his readers that he had finally departed from Walden Pond on September 6, 1847. Although Thoreau previously told his readers that he left the pond because he had other lives to lead, it is not out of place for one to speculate why he did ultimately leave this truly wonderful and awe-inspiring world that he portrayed in these chapters. I think that maybe he left the pond, and the woods simply because the time had come. Furthermore, I feel that Thoreau may have left the region simply because he had learned all he could in the woods. Even more significantly, I feel that possibly he just wanted to see what tomorrow would bring. Perhaps even, he wanted to be spiritually awake for the many days that he would experience in the future. Either way, in my opinion Thoreau learned a great deal about a life of voluntary simplicity, and I believe that he certainly benefited from this time. Nevertheless, I sense that it was just time for him to move