What is the effect of the similes in paragraph 2?
What is the effect of the similes in paragraph 2? He compares the humans to ants which shows how cognitive most humans are and how they still act like animals. The way he compares the humans to ants makes us feel small just like we think ants are very small.
What is the metaphor that Thoreau uses to describe civilized life in paragraph 4 What meaning does he convey through this figure of speech?
The metaphor he uses is “this chopping of civilized life”, in which he means that you are forced along whatever current is controlling you and you have no control.
What is the theme of where I lived and what I lived for?
A theme he discusses plentifully was freedom. He talks about how he has attained this freedom and how with this freedom he is able to live on his own and leave the puritan community. Another theme of this chapter is living. Not what we do on a regular basis by having cars, television, and phones.
How did Thoreau view society and technology?
Thoreau also saw technology as an often unnecessary distraction. He saw the practical benefits of new inventions, but he also warned that these innovations could not address the real challenge of personal happiness: “our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things…
How would you summarize Thoreau’s ideas on technological progress?
How did Thoreau feel about technological progress? He distrusts it and feels that it tends to control people rather than serve them. I wanted to participate in and enjoy every experience that life offered.
What is Thoreau’s attitude toward work and progress?
What is Thoreau’s attitude towards progress? He is opposed toward technology. How can one spend a day as deliberately as nature? Do not be affected by every problem you encounter.
What does Thoreau say about railroads?
“We do not ride the railroad; it rides upon us. Did you ever think that what those sleepers are that underlie the railroad? Each one is a man, an Irish man, or a Yankee man. The rails are laid on them, and they are covered with sand, and the cars run smoothly over them.”1991年7月14日
Where I lived and what I lived for which of the following best describes a central idea of the text?
Which of the following best describes a central idea of the text? Life should be lived without complication or hurry in order to find meaning. The story supports Thoreau’s idea that one can see the “reality” of things when one looks past superficial circumstances.
What are the meanings of dear and mean as used in paragraph 1?
Unknown March 10, 2011 at 4:56 PM. Thoreau uses the word dear in paragraph 1 to describe how he cherishes life. “If it proved to be mean,” means that if life in its simplest form turns out to be harsh and humanly impossible to bear, he wants to figure it out first-hand
What do you think Thoreau meant by the essential facts of life why?
Thoreau combines the practical and the philosophical in his Walden project, and thus the phrase “the essential facts of life” can refer both to material necessities like food and shelter and also to the core of human existence.