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In 5 pages, the writer discusses the way in which Thoreau used satire in his work. Henry David Thoreau's 'Walden' is a satire on the way humans live when they could choose to live differently. Although his work fits the definition of classic, in many senses of the term, it is filled with numerous examples of satire. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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it is filled with numerous examples of satire. Thoreau chose to live a life on Waldens pond, a secluded place. From there he
was able to view the way that humans live life when they could chose to live differently. Thoreau was a many of many words. He expressed himself profusely
concerning anything and everything that came to mind while at Walden. His essays on "Life in the Woods" are luminous, questioning whether man should toil or travel freely.
Thoreau was not a hermit. He built his cabin to become closer to nature. He wrote this work to the specific people
that are dissatisfied with their lives, and he gives them a satirical look at the way they live when they could chose to live differently. Everyone has choices in
life. They can chose to live one way or they can chose to live a different way. "Walden" is an epigram (quip,
joke, pun, witticism) filled with quotable quotes. The work produced what have become familiar quotations by a record number. One such quote is "As if you could kill
time without injuring eternity" (Thoreau Chapter 1A Page 10). That is a witticism in itself. Thoreau (1994) said, "The mass of men lead lives
of quiet desperation" (Thoreau Chapter 1A Page 11). This is a mockery of mankind in a satirical fashion. Thoreau (1994) said, "Why
should we be in such desperate haste to succeed and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears
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