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“I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion.”

This quote exemplifies Thoreau's rhetorical purpose of wanting people to life a life of simplicity and not focus on materialism. He leaves his home and lives at Walden pond to try to live life to the fullest by not being held back by greed and want, he can live a life close to nature and the wilderness. Thoreau's experiment invites us to let go of our materialistic mindset in order to discover the true meaning and beauty of life.
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FROM WHERE I LIVED AND WHAT I LIVED FOR

  • “I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life..."
“I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion.”

This quote exemplifies Thoreau's rhetorical purpose of wanting people to life a life of simplicity and not focus on materialism. He leaves his home and lives at Walden pond to try to live life to the fullest by not being held back by greed and want, he can live a life close to nature and the wilderness. Thoreau's experiment invites us to let go of our materialistic mindset in order to discover the true meaning and beauty of life.
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FROM SOLITUDE

  • “ I have found that no exertion of the legs can bring two minds much nearer to one another. . . .”
“ I have found that no exertion of the legs
can bring two minds much nearer to one another. . . .”

This quote embodies Thoreau's rhetorical purpose of enlightening people of the nature of their relationships with others. He is asked if he feels lonely all by himself in his cabin, but he says that it is not people's company that make a person feel connected but being able to understand and have a deeper relationship. Thoreau wants his audience to understand that being in solitude does not make a person feel lonely is his life is filled with things he morally values.
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FROM THE POND IN WINTER

  • “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. . . ."
“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. . . .”

This expert conveys Thoreau's rhetorical purpose of calling people to not only look to the sky for Heaven but to also appreciate the world we live in. He went to live at Walden pond to be able to live in close relation to nature and to the wilderness in order to experience its beauty. Thoreau calls his audience to admire and appreciate the pure simplicity and holiness of our natural world.
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FROM SPRING

  • “The change from storm and winter to serene and mild weather, from dark and sluggish hours to bright and elastic ones, is a memorable crisis which all things proclaim.”
“The change from storm and winter to serene and mild weather, from dark
and sluggish hours to bright and elastic ones, is a memorable crisis which all things proclaim.”

The excerpt expresses Thoreau's rhetorical purpose that life changes quickly and unexpectedly and that we should not allow the fear of change to hold us back. As he lives on the pond, Thoreau notices how suddenly the seasons change and the way their changes can be comprehended as a metaphor for life. Thoreau invites us to appreciate the sudden changes in our lives as a blessing rather than to scour them.
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FROM CONCLUSION

  • “That if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
“That if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He
will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings. ”

This passage embodies Thoreau's rhetorical purpose of calling people to follow their passions and to live life as their best self. At the end of the essay, he decides to leave as he believes he has a more fulfilling path to follow. Thoreau wants his readers to pursue their dreams in order to become more passionate and well-rounded individuals, setting aside their fear of the unknown.
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