Thoreau Economy
Economy Thoreau was a writer like no other. In March 1865 he decided to build a log cabbing by walden pond. He built this cabin in Massachusetts in a town called Concord. He builds this cabin to as a personal experiment. He was using this cabin as a tool to transcend from the society. He had his mind made up and put into detailed focus that he would find out everything there is to discover about humans. The reason why he built the log cabin away from everyone is because he thought that the only way for him to focus was to get away from everyone. He didn't want to have anything on his mind bothering him. He didn't want any daily errand or concerns taking away his focus. Thoreau didn't want to be swayed by any of the materialism. He no longer wanted to be caught in the trending narrow mined society we lived in. Around Thoreau is the Walden pond and the seasonal changes nature goes through. He briefly takes an observation of the little things in life for about two years. Thoreau spends sometime transcending by observing animals that lived around him. He also did some farming and began to appreciate all the plant life and flowers surrounding him. Thoreau actually got arrested and put into jail for not paying taxes after going into the town. Thoreau wasn't running low on money at all when he had to pay these taxes. Thoreau didn't pay the taxes because the moral of why he had to pay the taxes and where they were going too. He wanted everyone to do the same as well and not to support such a cause. He knew that the money for the taxes went to funding the mexican war in 1846. The thought to go to war wasn't something Thoreau supported. He didn't see the purpose in seizing land from a slow growth country. His belief was that the war was to support the slaveholders and there mission to expand into captured Mexican territory. Thoreau went deeply in to contemplation about life. He did a lot of thinking in his isolation. He often had entertainment come over from