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- Comment on Conclusion 10-19 by Paul SchachtPosted in: ENGL 340 S26 Geneseo Love these questions, @alexcampitiello. They're great ones for everyone to keep in mind as they're making their way through Walden. Are there other passages, earlier in the book, that might hold some clues to answers?
- Comment on Economy 98-111 by Paul SchachtPosted in: ENGL 340 S26 Geneseo In reply to Daphne Paul-LaRonca. I'm glad you singled out this passage, @daphnepl! There's a lot going on in this paragraph and the next, and the thoughts Thoreau expresses here have generated much interpretive commentary from readers. Thoreau does seem like the sort of person who would feel too […]
- Comment on Economy 98-111 by Paul SchachtPosted in: ENGL 340 S26 Geneseo In reply to Sky. @skyriedell In Genesis 3:19 the Lord tells Adam and Eve that because they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit, they will henceforth have to earn their bread "by the sweat of thy brow" ("face" in the King James Version.) That is, the work of simply […]
- Comment on Economy 82-97 by Paul SchachtPosted in: ENGL 340 S26 Geneseo In reply to Marlea Petroziello. These are really smart questions, @marleapetroziello. I do think one of his aims in going to live at Walden Pond is to test the limits of what a person truly needs in life. He starts with the absolute minimum—food, shelter, clothing—and wants to know […]
- Comment on Economy 71-81 by Paul SchachtPosted in: ENGL 340 S26 Geneseo I agree with you, @averyw, that there's a lot in this paragraph to chew on! I like your point that Thoreau may be trying to walk a line between raising questions and criticizing harshly (although he doesn't seem to hold back too much on the criticism!). I agree, too, […]