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Walden
Henry David Thoreau
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Summary
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
Alex Therien
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
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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
Glossary of Literary Terms
How to Cite This SparkNote
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Where 1 Lived, and What 1 Lived For Quiz
Further Study
Where 1 Lived, and What 1 Lived For Quiz
1
of 5
Why didn't Thoreau buy the Hollowell farm as he had originally intended?
It was too expensive
It needed many improvements
The seller pulled out
It wasn't remote enough
2
of 5
Thoreau is proud that he lives far from the constraining social relationships represented by what?
The town center
The post office
The theatre
His family
3
of 5
On what holiday does Thoreau first move to Walden Pond?
Memorial day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Easter Sunday
4
of 5
At Walden Pond, Thoreau sees time as a river in which he ___.
Goes fishing
Dips his toes
Bathes
Dives and resurfaces
5
of 5
What term does Thoreau use for our internal means of measuring the reality of things?
Still, small voice
Conscience
True compass
Realometer
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