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A Comparison of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson's Beliefs
Essay written by Kelly Cooper
A Comparison of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson's Beliefs concerning
Simplicity, the Value and Potential of Our Soul, and Our Imagination.
Henry David Thoreau tests Ralph Waldo Emerson's ideas about nature by living at Walden
Pond, where he discovers that simplicity in physical aspects brings deepness to our mind,
our soul to its fullest potential, and our imagination to be uplifted to change our
lives. These two men believe that nature is what forces us not to depend on others' ideas
but to develop our own. Nature is ever changing so we must keep searching for
explanations about human life. They feel that nature is the key to knowing all.
Thoreau lives at Walden Pond to find the true meaning of life. He wants to experience
things for himself. Thoreau says, I wanted...to know it by experience, and be able to
give a true account of it in my next excursion......

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