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Walden
Henry David Thoreau
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Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Economy
Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
Sounds and Solitude
Visitors
The Bean-Field
The Village and The Ponds
Baker Farm and Higher Laws
Brute Neighbors and House-Warming
Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors, Winter Animals, and The Pond in Winter
Spring and Conclusion
Characters
Character List
Henry David Thoreau
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Themes
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Key Facts
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Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Economy
Where 1 Lived, and What 1 Lived For
Sounds and Solitude
Visitors
The Bean-Field
The Village and The Ponds
Baker Farm and Higher Laws
Brute Neighbors and House-Warming
Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors, Winter Animals, and The Pond in Winter
Spring and Conclusion
Study Questions
Suggestion for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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How to Cite This SparkNote
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Context Quiz
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1
of 5
When was Henry David Thoreau born?
1817
1837
1857
1877
2
of 5
What did Thoreau's family produce?
Pencils
Socks
Dishes
Hats
3
of 5
Thoreau's friendship with ___ was the most important relationship in his life.
Walt Whitman
Ellery Channing
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nathaniel Hawthorne
4
of 5
What is the name for the movement that drew on the idealist and otherworldly aspects of various traditions?
Marxism
Transcendentalism
Surrealism
Postmodernism
5
of 5
What was the title of the Thoreau essay that influenced thinkers like Tolstoy and Gandhi?
Life Without Principle
Herald of Freedom
Reform and the Reformers
Civil Disobedience
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