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American renaissance ii IMAGE GLOSS Live Simply

One of his goals was to live simply

In Walden In March 1845, Thoreau withdrew from society and retired at Walden pond where he built a cabin. “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” Thoreau in “Walden” P.1882

The Interior The interior of his cabin is a good example of simplicity. The interior of his cabin is a good example of simplicity.

Thoreau’s diet Thoreau’s diet was very simple. For example, he would eat corn, salt pork, and woodchuck. He only drink was water.

Why Did He Live In Nature?

Why live simply?