Walden Flashcards
Why did Thoreau go into the woods?
wanted to live off the natural land and learn from it
wanted to challenge himself
What will Thoreau do if the experience is bad?
He will still give a true description of what happened to teach the world
What does spartanlike mean?
Simple
Disciplined
What statement is Thoreau making at the end of why I went into the woods?
Go out and do it
Be the change you want to see in the world
Was Thoreau’s time in the woods as good as he expected it to be?
Yes. He learned a lot from simplifying his life, but now it was time to go because he fell into a routine
Why did Thoreau leave the woods?
He had “other lives to live”
Needed to learn new things
Had fallen into a routine
Does Thoreau believe the government should be nonexistent?
No. The government needs to govern less, but still be existent
Civil disobedience is a man’s…
duty/responsibility
How did Thoreau exhibit civil disobedience?
Refused to pay poll tax that supported slavery
What historical figures followed Thoreau?
Gandhi
MLK
What is symbolic about “The Battle of the Ants”
There is power in numbers
People working together can take down the government
What do the black ants symbolize?
Government
What do the red ants symbolize?
citizens
What is a microcosm
An object or situation which reflects in a miniature the pattern of the world as a whole
What is the microcosm in the Battle of the Ants?
Citizens working together to have a voice
