Provides biographical detail on the life of writer/philosopher Henry David Thoreau. Examines his body of work. Compares him to his contemporaries.

Discusses Emerson and Thoreau's views on nature and how they relate to each other.

Both Cotton Mather and Henry David Thoreau put their views of Native Americans in writing based on the account of the capture of Hannah Dustan, a Puritan victim of Indian cruelty. In Mather's "A Notable Exploit: Dux Faemina Facti," part of his Magnalia Christi Americana, he puts forth a cynical attitude towards Native Americans. Thoreau, meanwhile, in his "Thursday" chapter of his A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, displays a more neutral attitude. Both authors prove a negative relationship between the natives and the settlers by displaying the barbarous behavior or violent actions of those whom they consider to be culpable of wickedness.

In the first chapter of his book Walden, titled "Economy," Henry David Thoreau explained how he thought people should live their lives. His main point was that everyone should value their inner freedom and live their own authentic lifestyle. In the process, one should be true to oneself and live for oneself rather than for others.

Many times in American history citizens have disagreed with the laws of the government and felt the need to revolt. During such periods of time Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David Thoreau led passive revolts.

Provides biographical detail on the life of writer Henry David Thoreau. Examines his contributions to the transcendentalist movement.

Essay describes the lessons given by Henry David Thoreau given through his writings about greed and the way people should live.

A firm believer in transcendentalism, which emphasized the importance of spiritual matters over material ones, Henry David Thoreau helped to stimulate the spread of this philosophy throughout America. These beliefs are apparent in Thoreau's classic book Walden, which focused greatly on the wisdom and divinity of nature and the significance of individual self-reliance.

Provides biographical detail on Henry David Thoreau. Examines his life and career as American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher.

Ponders what Thoreau would think of modern society considering how the naturalist believed in simplicity and today's life is very technologically advanced.

Comparing and contrasting the work of Henry David Thoreau with the work of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Essay explores Thoreau's dark portrayal of romanticism.