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Thoreau's 'Walden.' (Henry David Thoreau)

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From: The Explicator
Date: 19930322
Author:Cooper, David C.

The chapter 16, 'The Pond in Winter,' in Henry David Thoreau's essay 'Walden' is a humanist study, which reflects Thoreau's views on the apparently contradictory concepts of pragmatism and moral solidity. The metaphors such as 'hard bottom' and 'bottomless users' are complementary and depict human pragmatism. However, in adhering to a moral course, the individual is dependent on a foundation and the lack of it makes him feel rootless.

Thoreau's famous commentary on Walden Pond's legendary "bottomlessness" offers a fine and unusually clear test case for assessing crucial differences ...

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