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Thoreau's main purpose in living at Walden Pond was to remove himself from the mainstream culture found in the nearby towns. In order to justify his attempt to escape from society, Thoreau criticizes the hurried and fast-paced way of life which was so common during the Industrial Revolution.

Thoreau's purpose in the passage from "Walden" was to live deliberately, to confront the essentials, and to extract the meaning of life as it is, good or bad.

What is Walden about?

  • Walden is a book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau.
  • The text is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings.
  • The work is part of personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and to some degree a manual for self-reliance.

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