Walden Ch 10 Flashcards
Runs to the nearest but to escape a
Thunderstorm
John field tells Thoreau that he
Turns up meadows for a living
Thoreau insists that field could have a big hide if he didn’t
Spend his money on basic food
Thoreau encouraged Americans to make the choice to be happy by
Living lightly
Field epitomized type of Americans that Thoreau tries to
Get through to
Field doesn’t take chances on thoreaus
Suggestion
Field is a stereotypical
Uneducated immigrant
Sometimes Thoreau sees a halo around his shadow making him imagine that he’s one of the
Elect
Thoreau passes through pleasant meadow where it
Rains and he stands under a pine tree
The only free America is one where a man can decide to go
Without things like rent coffee tea milk or meat
Thoreau talks to field as if he were a
Philosopher
Field and his wife consider throws lifestyle but can’t see
How it’s possible
Men are living like seeds through want of
Enterprise
Some men live the same day over and over again when they should
Come home with adventures and new experiences
Fields trying to live by old country ways as if he was
Born to be poor