Walden
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Walden Pond
The pond near Concord Massachusetts where Thoreau lived for two years
Walden Pond became symbol of simple living and connection with nature
Deliberate Living
Thoreau goal of living intentionally and consciously rather than by habit or convention
Thoreau went to the woods to live deliberately to front only the essential facts of life
Simplicity
The practice of reducing life to essentials eliminating unnecessary complexity
Simplify simplify was Thoreau call to strip away what does not matter
Economy
Thoreau term for how we spend our lives not just money
The Economy chapter examines how we trade our life energy for things we may not need
Civil Disobedience
Thoreau concept of peacefully refusing to comply with unjust laws
Though a separate essay civil disobedience connects to Walden themes of conscience over convention
Transcendentalism
The philosophical movement emphasizing intuition nature and individual spiritual experience
Thoreau was a key Transcendentalist applying Emerson ideas practically
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