Humanities Homework Help

Finish your reading of Walden by Thoreau, from the chapter “The Ponds” until the end of the book. Consider the following passage from the text: “A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature. The fluviatile trees next the shore are the slender eyelashes which fringe it, and the wooded hills and cliffs around are its overhanging brows” (Thoreau). How does Thoreau view Walden Pond/Lake? What does it mean to him? What is Thoreau’s larger message to society from living at Walden? Remember to include at least three quotations from the text to support your answer.