Many teenagers today have lost their intimacy and connection with nature and many skills. The internet is a very helpful and resourceful tool but also a hindrance to some of the simplicities and lessons the real world has to offer. Walden by Henry David Thoreau was written by a principle bound man with a transcendentalistic outlook on his own life and his quest to discover his true self. During his time in the quiet and secluded sanctuary that his cabin provided him he learned many lessons and offers many different ideas on individualism versus social existence. Walden is a piece of literature that should be read by all students because of the vital lessons, transcendentalistic value and an extraordinary story of a mans two year trek in solitude.
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Because Thoreau discovers lessons at the pond through nature he is bettering himself as a person and on a spiritual level. For example, because of the trip to the pond Thoreau stands up for what he believes in and is reprimanded for it by a jail sentence. However, he sticks to his beliefs and acts as he thinks he thinks he should in order to be the best version of himself that he can possibly be. Thoreau is considered one of the fathers of transcendentalism because he found peace at a spiritual level in the woods and because of the beliefs he spread throughout the book. Some of the beliefs represented in the book are individualism and connecting with nature. These are both integral parts in the representation of transcendentalism and is why Walden is so important to our modern day lives. We should all strive to be somewhat transcendentalistic.
Overall, Walden is a very difficult, yet rewarding piece of literature that is a critical part to the curriculum of all high school students. It is an old book but it has so much to offer about life and transcendentalism. The book is so rich and relatable that it continues to be referenced and utilized even as it grow almost 150 years old. The value that this book has for a 21st century teenager is all of the countless lessons that the book provides about life and staying away from technology in order to better themselves, and to me, that lesson is
Because Thoreau discovers lessons at the pond through nature he is bettering himself as a person and on a spiritual level. For example, because of the trip to the pond Thoreau stands up for what he believes in and is reprimanded for it by a jail sentence. However, he sticks to his beliefs and acts as he thinks he thinks he should in order to be the best version of himself that he can possibly be. Thoreau is considered one of the fathers of transcendentalism because he found peace at a spiritual level in the woods and because of the beliefs he spread throughout the book. Some of the beliefs represented in the book are individualism and connecting with nature. These are both integral parts in the representation of transcendentalism and is why Walden is so important to our modern day lives. We should all strive to be somewhat transcendentalistic.
Overall, Walden is a very difficult, yet rewarding piece of literature that is a critical part to the curriculum of all high school students. It is an old book but it has so much to offer about life and transcendentalism. The book is so rich and relatable that it continues to be referenced and utilized even as it grow almost 150 years old. The value that this book has for a 21st century teenager is all of the countless lessons that the book provides about life and staying away from technology in order to better themselves, and to me, that lesson is