Thoreau As A Prophet
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Jerry Petercuskie
Thoreau was a simple man that believed in having only the basic
necessities in life. Thoreau lived a life of simplicity at Walden Pond.
In Walden, Thoreau gives a background of his life and some life experiences
that he has encountered. Thoreau also explains that the four necess ....
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.... numbers of televisions, and
have far more clothing than necessary. We have become a society whose
focus points to materialism.
According to Thoreau, the necessities of life are food, shelter,
clothing, and fuel. (1495) “When he has obtained those things which are
necessary to life, there is another alternative than to obtain the
superfluities” (Thoreau 1496). Thoreau is saying that it is a choice to
obtain more than the necessities of life. We choose to buy excess clothes
an ....
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