Walden Ch 10 Flashcards

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Runs to the nearest but to escape a

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Thunderstorm

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John field tells Thoreau that he

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Turns up meadows for a living

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Thoreau insists that field could have a big hide if he didn’t

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Spend his money on basic food

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4
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Thoreau encouraged Americans to make the choice to be happy by

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Living lightly

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Field epitomized type of Americans that Thoreau tries to

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Get through to

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6
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Field doesn’t take chances on thoreaus

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Suggestion

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Field is a stereotypical

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Uneducated immigrant

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Sometimes Thoreau sees a halo around his shadow making him imagine that he’s one of the

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Elect

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Thoreau passes through pleasant meadow where it

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Rains and he stands under a pine tree

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10
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The only free America is one where a man can decide to go

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Without things like rent coffee tea milk or meat

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Thoreau talks to field as if he were a

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Philosopher

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12
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Field and his wife consider throws lifestyle but can’t see

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How it’s possible

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13
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Men are living like seeds through want of

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Enterprise

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14
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Some men live the same day over and over again when they should

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Come home with adventures and new experiences

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Fields trying to live by old country ways as if he was

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Born to be poor

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Field is a likely rather for thoreaus

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Beliefs about simplifying life

17
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Field would have little to lose and much to

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Gain by following Thoreaus example

18
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Enjoys exploring

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Pine groves