Thoreau called the wild apple tree a noble tree <u>because it symbolizes knowledge.</u>
Explanation:
Thoreau was one of the most imminent transcendental thinkers of the mid 19th century. <u>He believed that spiritual unity could be achieved by knowing and then feeling oneself to be one with nature, </u>the path went through knowledge.
As such, the<u> tree of apple has a biblical allusio</u>n and represents the tree of knowledge that Adam eats from. <u>The same tree can be said to be noble if the person eating from it can become one with nature with that knowledge.</u>
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