Eng11: Intro to Thoreau

January 12, 2009

Introduction with good interpretation, both Walden and “Civil Disobedience” (4 minutes): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhP7PKoRmmY&feature=related

Thoreau says most men live lives of “quiet desperation. A major theme of Walden is how to live without fear: Fear (from Rich Dad/Poor Dad)

Read pages 233-240 (stop at “Brute Neighbors)

Posted by Michael L Umphrey
 

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