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How Did Thoreau Survive In A Small Shack?

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Imagine waking up one day not having access to any technology of any kind, and have to survive in a small shack just off the shore of Walden pond. Not being able to check the weather or your facebook page. Well an extraordinary man named Thoreau did just that. Thoreau was able to survive in a small shack for two months without the advantages of technology. He used a farm a couple miles away from him for food and kept busy by stacking firewood and splitting it. Despite having the technology offered to him, Thoreau felt that living in the woods in a shack that he created transformed him into a better man. And was able to overcome the challenges of survival without the perks of technology in his current era.
In the novel Thoreau states “I grew into those seasons like corn in the night” (walden,110). This quote shows that he was able to overcome the challenges of survival and fit right into nature. As if he truly belonged in that shack, and not in the comfort of a nice warm bed. Thoreau belonged in that shack more than anywhere else. He felt more comfortable in there than anywhere else in the world. This shows he was able to overcome the challenges of no technology.
Throughout the book Thoreau journals and keeps us up to date on everything that has happened in his …show more content…

But somehow he managed to pull it off victoriously. Thoreau also was able to stay positive while battling these harsh survival conditions. He states “I spent some mary snowstorms and cheerful winter evenings by my fire-side” (gale research center, Walden overview) surviving these rough conditions of mother nature Thoreau pushed through and battled nature. But why did he torture himself? He could have simply returned to the life he had and jumped into a nice warm bed. There are many contributing factors to both sides of this argument. Some say he did it to save money, and others say he was crazy and it it for the

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