Walden
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Economy Where I Lived, and What I Lived For Reading Sounds Solitude Visitors The Bean-Field The Village The Ponds Baker Farm Higher Laws Brute Neighbors House-Warming Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors Winter Animals The Pond in Winter Spring Conclusion
Themes
All Themes Self-Reliance Work Simplicity Over "Progress" Solitude and Society Nature Transcendentalism, Spirituality, and the Good Life
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Characters
All Characters Henry David Thoreau Canadian woodchopper John Field
Symbols
All Symbols Walden Pond The Bean-Field
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Genre Imagery Metaphors Mood Motifs Pathos Personification Setting Similes Style Tone
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All Quizzes Economy Quiz Where I Lived, and What I Lived For Quiz Reading Quiz Sounds Quiz Solitude Quiz Visitors Quiz The Bean-Field Quiz The Village Quiz The Ponds Quiz Baker Farm Quiz Higher Laws Quiz Brute Neighbors Quiz House-Warming Quiz Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors Quiz Winter Animals Quiz The Pond in Winter Quiz Spring Quiz Conclusion Quiz
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Walden

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Henry David Thoreau

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