Apart from those other links that have been mention in class, the following should help you understand the text through someone else's analysis of the text. This analysis is well worth reading, and may even change your mind about Thoreau and this text. Read " Henry David Thoreau's Walden : A Radical Philosophical Charge for Individuality ." Other related links that may help in your analysis of both his argument and strategies may be added in the near future, so stay tuned!
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