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  • Comment on The Pond in Winter 11-21 by Alice
    Posted in: ENGL 340 S24 Geneseo In this chapter, we see Thoreau talking about how beautiful the pond looks in the winter time and how the stillness in itself is peaceful. He also points out at various points the small bits of life that still remain even in the cold. He seems to be almost […]
  • Comment on Winter Animals by Alice
    Posted in: ENGL 340 S24 Geneseo In this chapter of Walden, Thoreau discusses the behavior and recurring actions of the various animals that he encounters while living at Walden. He observes their interactions and how they coexist with each other in harsh conditions. He related these encounters to the way humans exist in nature and […]
  • Comment on Brute Neighbors 1-9 by Kera Gillette
    Posted in: ENGL 340 S24 Geneseo In reply to Shannon Corbett. This was very similar to my thought process going into the reading this passage. I was at first unsure if this conversation was a real person conversing with Thoreau or if it was supposed to be a sort of social commentary on the nature […]
  • Comment on Brute Neighbors 10-18 by Cooper Fensterstock
    Posted in: ENGL 340 S24 Geneseo "They are not callow like the young of most birds, but more perfectly developed and precocious even than chickens." During Thoreau's composition process, this passage might have evolved as he spent more time observing the wildlife around Walden Pond. His deep connection to nature, despite his isolation from people, […]
  • Comment on Brute Neighbors 1-9 by Shannon Corbett
    Posted in: ENGL 340 S24 Geneseo Thoreau refers to being "hermit" however there is many times in certain passages where he describes how he isn't necessarily alone. We discussed in class how he explains that he isn't always alone and this can be a foreshadow of the his further composition process.