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
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Self-Reliance
Work
Simplicity Over "Progress"
Solitude and Society
Nature
Transcendentalism, Spirituality, and the Good Life
Quotes
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Henry David Thoreau
Canadian woodchopper
John Field
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Walden Pond
The Bean-Field
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Genre
Imagery
Metaphors
Mood
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Pathos
Personification
Setting
Similes
Style
Tone
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Higher Laws Quiz
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Winter Animals Quiz
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
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
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Henry David Thoreau
Canadian woodchopper
John Field
Symbols
All Symbols
Walden Pond
The Bean-Field
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Genre
Imagery
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Pathos
Personification
Setting
Similes
Style
Tone
Quizzes
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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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