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Thoreau As A Prophet
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Jerry Petercuskie
Thoreau was a simple man that believed in having only the basic
necessities in life. Thoreau lived a life of simplicity at Walden Pond.
In Walden, Thoreau gives a background of his life and some life experiences
that he has encountered. Thoreau .... Middle of Essay
.... than necessary. We have become a society whose
focus points to materialism.
According to Thoreau, the necessities of life are food, shelter,
clothing, and fuel. (1495) “When he has obtained those things which are
necessary to life, there is another alternative than to obtain the
superfluities” (Thoreau 1496). Thoreau is saying that it is a choice to
obtain more than the necessities of life. We choose to buy excess clothes
and excess technology. What happened to being content with what God has
given us? “But if my jacket and trousers, my hat and shoes, are fit to
worship God in, they will do; will they not?” (Thoreau 1501). ....
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