Walden: "Conclusion"

What extended metaphor appears in the next to last paragraph?

-a bug hatching to a person in poverty -saying that we can emerge from a dead society

What reason does Thoreau give for leaving the woods?

-he had more lives to live and couldn't spare anymore thine for that one -wanted to try something new

What experience in the woods supports the author's observation that the ruts or tradition and conformity are very deep? What analogy does he draw?

-he saw foot prints from his door to the pond side -the earth is impressionable just and so is the human mind

In the previous selection the author urges his readers to simplify. What lesson about simplicity did Thoreau learn in the woods?

As you simplify the laws of the universe will appear less complex.

What should the person who "heard a different drummer" do according to Thoreau?

He should follow what he hears and go at his own pace

Thoreau compares the hospitality of a king and of a man who lived in a tree. Whose company did her prefer?

The man who lived in a tree because of the simplicity and larger thoughts of living

What benefits does the author claim are to be found in poverty?

We can live independent of possessions