Monday, August 25, 2008

“Where I lived, and What I Lived For” 2

Explain the distinctions he makes in paragraph 1.

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Thoreau constantly distinguishes what life is to what he doesn’t want it to be. Thoreau states, “I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary.”(1) In this statement Thoreau is not only stating his purpose but is distinguishing it with another example, in this case his resignation. He tries to compare life as he knows it with the life that he yet wants to experience; a life completely opposite of what he already has.