Walden - The American Economy :: Thoreau Walden Essays

Walden - The the Statesn Economy     When the American people cogitate of the boy economy money and the government often come to mind.  In Greek Eco means the household and Nomy means to manage something.  So why do Americans tend to think of money and ownership when they think of the word "Economy?" Are Americans mearly living a cargoner or are they living some other narrowly focused routine?  Is a worthwhile lifestyle being breakd?  In Walden by Henry David Thoreau, Thoreau describes what is ravish with the American culture and society and how solitude can make the man pure.     Thoreau sets out to build a house in the woods to tense up and demonstrate that every person can live a fair life.  When he begins his stay at Walden Pond he only has an ax that he has borrowed.  His house is built and he moves in on July 4, 1845 (420)..  He becomes very familiar with nature and his surroundings and less famil iar with the clement society.  According to Moss, "He views the ponds as pure, sacred wells and as places for spirtual transposition" (421).  He feels that the soal needs to be cleansed in order to discover the echt meaning of life and be able to enjoy it.  Too legion(predicate) people are content with the surface of life and merely pastime tradition.  Thoreau wants people to look deeper into nature.     Throughout Throreaus stay at Walden Pond, he encourages America to take a deeper look at life.  Thoreau begins his essay with an explanation of precisely why he went to stay at Walen Pond.  Joyce Moss writes, "He went out to live in the wilderness by himself- to demonstrate that it is possible to