@courtneygoodwin: I think this is a great point about the different ways that Thoreau references animals in Walden. Including their Latin genus-species names makes most sense when they’re objects of his attention […]

Some of the language and mention of animals in this first paragraph of the conclusion remind me of Thoreau’s discussion and observation of animals in the chapters Former Inhabitants and Winter Visitors, along with […]

@tirone: Whether or not Thoreau was thinking of his own effort at self-realization in describing the foxes, it’s easy to see a parallel. I like your idea. I think it’s interesting, too, that at first the foxes […]

The Chapter “Winter Animals”, and especially paragraph four make me wonder if in Thoreau’s descriptions of the sounds and activity of the animals, he was really describing his own emotions “… as if laboring with […]

Within this chapter, ‘Winter Animals’ Thoreau reccounts on his experiences with wildlife while staying at Walden pond. Not only does he find joy in sharing the woods with these animals, but it helps him to combat […]