How does one live simply, according to Thoreau? “She says that she felt the necessity of wearing other than a traveling dress, when she went to meet the authorities, for she was now in a civilized country, where people are judged by their clothes” (Thoreau 305 Kindle). Thoreau believes that a life should be lived simply. At the beginning of Walden, he says, “Simplify, simplify, simplify”(Thoreau 1287 Kindle). Thoreau's advice would apply well to today's society lived in civilization, exposed to the materialistic society that is placed in the path of an individual, results in unnecessary complexity.
In Economy, he goes in depth on his thoughts and criticism of the obsession of fashion. “...she says “..perhaps we are led oftener by the love
In Economy, he goes in depth on his thoughts and criticism of the obsession of fashion. “...she says “..perhaps we are led oftener by the love