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by Henry David Thoreau
About 85 pages (25,534 words)
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Walden Study Guide consists of approx. 85 pages of summaries and analysis on Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

The opening chapter of Walden consists of Thoreau's criticism of the way that people lived in his day. With the second chapter, "Economy" creates the first of a series of structured paradoxes in the text. In "Economy," Thoreau analyzes the excess and complication of his contemporaries' lives. (read more)
      Chapter 1
      Chapter 2
      Chapter 3
      Chapter 4
      Chapter 5
      Chapter 6
      Chapter 7
      Chapter 8
      Chapter 9
      Chapter 10
      Chapter 11
      Chapter 12
      Chapter 13
      Chapter 14
      Chapter 15
      Chapter 16
      Chapter 17
      Chapter 18

  Key Figures

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3
      Critical Essay #4
      Critical Essay #5

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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