You should learn to detatch yourself from reading. No one in the class I was in when I read it believed that I thought of a stoning at that point in the story. I think it was just a lucky guess.
Ah...that helps...I don't know why I didn't think that they had a list already... I thought it was too sweet with the rocks. I really didn't pay attention to the meaning of the rocks until the little kids started running for them towards the end. I think I was sick for the rest of the day...I cannot detatch myself from what I read, so it was basically as if it were real, and I was watching. That's why I have such a big problem with "Civil Disobedience". I shall become more literate!
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page A substantial part of the world's lliterature that is in the public domain is available from gutenberg.org. I wonder what happened to the link the first time. I vaguely remember reading it, and there was a bit about someone having a pile of rocks. My immediate thought was, "Hey, they're going to stone someone." I was right, so it was effective foreshadowing. Just check the syllabus before registering for a class. The reading will be listed in the syllabus.
I really didn't like the ending. But I have to admit, it is pretty good. I remember reading it out loud(trying to focus) and I got to the last few paragraphs...then I was completely disgusted. Amusing my butt! Oh dear... Well, I will...available from what?
I have read "The Lottery", and I found it quite amusing. Whether you encounter Thoreau in college is a matter of chance. I never did, but there may be some clown in the recreation department who would assign "Two Weeks on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers". If you want to feel a little more literate, then you might read something by Edward Everett Hale or by Washington Irving. Most of which writings are available from
I may have to...elck! especially since college professors may think that Thoreau is very tasty. well...ah, no...not really... I feel illiterate... I was actually wondering though, have you read a short story called "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson? Although it is a 20th century story...I wanted to know what you thought of it...if you haven't, here's a link to the story. http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lotry.html
We certainly would not want you to upset your stomach, so you don't have to eat it again. BTW, I was thinking of creating an anthology of the greatest short stories of the 19th century. Do you have any suggestions?
Yes, I don't disagree with you one that last statement. It did help shape this present government in many ways...but I will leave it for the politicians to read it. As you said, it does state clearly in parts of "Civil Disobedience" but I do not care to upset my stomach for the meaning to settle in my thoughts.
"Walden" is a personal memoir of someone I might have liked.There are many parts of "Walden" that are quite boring, but as a whole it tells the story of someone doing something that he thought was a good thing to do. It's good to know more about Thoreau than what he wrote to put his writing into perspective. I haven't read anything by either of them in a long time, but both espoused the political ideas upon which the U.S.A. is based, including that government should get out of the way and let people live their own lives. I vaguely recall some find bits in "Civil Disobedience" that put those ideas very clearly.
Yeah, it tastes nasty! lol. Jk. That was assigned in class a few years ago, but I couldn't stand to read more than a few paragraphs...I ended up skimming through the whole thing. I hope they don't assign it again later on...I really don't think I will enjoy reading that...again. What about Walden. Do you think that he is like Thoreau?
