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- Comment on Economy 1-14 by Alex CampitielloPosted in: ENGL 340 S26 Geneseo Thoreau’s idea that many people live in “quiet desperation” connects to what Rebecca Solnit is saying about how we judge others lives. Solnit points out that instead of engaging with Thoreau’s bigger moral ideas, critics get stuck on the unimportant details like who did his laundry. Similarly, people often […]
- Comment on Economy 1-14 by AveryPosted in: ENGL 340 S26 Geneseo I thought the introductory paragraphs in economy stretching from paragraph 4-10 are truly an introspective and necessary foundation for understanding Thoreau's framework and philosophy for his experience at Walden pond. Thoreau utilizes increasingly symbolic dialogue to express his critical views on how he believes life should be lived. He […]
- Comment on Economy 1-14 by SkyPosted in: ENGL 340 S26 Geneseo This quote reminds me of the points made in "How Not to Waste Your Life" by Maria Popova, specifically the quote that says, "he keeps reckoning with how to live in order not to look back with 'a lament for life’s wasted sunshine.'" The article gave great examples of […]
- Comment on Economy 30-44 by Tori WebsterPosted in: ENGL 340 S26 Geneseo [ Every child begins the world again, to some extent, and loves to stay outdoors, even in wet and cold. It plays house, as well as horse, having an instinct for it. Who does not remember the interest with which when young, he looked at shelving rocks, or any […]
- Comment on Economy 15-29 by Paul SchachtPosted in: ENGL 340 S26 Geneseo In reply to Daphne Paul-LaRonca. What a great point about the importance of growth and change, Daphne. One other thing that's striking about "All change is a miracle to contemplate" is the way it casts change and growth in almost religious terms. Thoreau had read the British essayist Thomas […]