pg 25 "Every man is tasked to make his life, even in its details, worthy of the contemplations of his most elevated and critical hour."
What he is getting at is that you have to create your own life. Not to try and make your life like someone elses. If you do this you will be better off, this is what he is saying.
Pg 25 "We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake,"
Thoreau is saying that we have to come out of the fog of life. And not just live life with the same routine. He says to not us mechanical because that is still mainstream culture. He wants us to refer back to nature the natural way to be awake.
Pg 24 " the morning, which is the most memorable season of the day, is the awakening hour."
He states that during this time there is a part of us that "awakens" for an hour and sleeps the rest of the time. You are exiting the sleeping stage and enter into the fog of the day. This does not happen allot because the mechanical side of life keeps it away but in nature it can happen more often.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
quotes
July 26 pg49 "By my intimacy with nature I find myself withdrawn from man."
This quote further prove his belief in nature. It shows that he is getting out of main stream culture. He has a deeper connection with nature then most people.
April 12 pg 47 " I would preserve purity in act and thought, as I would cherish the memory of my mother."
This quote showes that he is clinging to his mother. which Emerson said that to become self reliant you have to not be clingy to someone or something. But when he says he would I get the image that he isn't he is just stating what he would do.
July 27 pg 49 "The grandest picture in the world is the sunset sky."
He once again makes a nature reference. But not many people take the time to notice and appreciate the sunset which has been painted before us. He says that if you are out in nature and you are out of main stream culture you can appreciate these things.
This quote further prove his belief in nature. It shows that he is getting out of main stream culture. He has a deeper connection with nature then most people.
April 12 pg 47 " I would preserve purity in act and thought, as I would cherish the memory of my mother."
This quote showes that he is clinging to his mother. which Emerson said that to become self reliant you have to not be clingy to someone or something. But when he says he would I get the image that he isn't he is just stating what he would do.
July 27 pg 49 "The grandest picture in the world is the sunset sky."
He once again makes a nature reference. But not many people take the time to notice and appreciate the sunset which has been painted before us. He says that if you are out in nature and you are out of main stream culture you can appreciate these things.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
"few adult persons can see nature" this is because only few people acutually see the beauty of nature the rest are in the main stream and dont pay attention to nature.
"...remembrance of the city of God which has been shown!" he is saying that there is a connection between nature and god
"trust thyself" this supports the idea of belive in yourself and then you can be self reliant.
"...it is easy in solitude to live after our own." this shows that it is not hard to step back from main stream America and look farther and look inside yourself.
"...remembrance of the city of God which has been shown!" he is saying that there is a connection between nature and god
"trust thyself" this supports the idea of belive in yourself and then you can be self reliant.
"...it is easy in solitude to live after our own." this shows that it is not hard to step back from main stream America and look farther and look inside yourself.
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