Henry David Thoreau was a 19th century philosopher
and lived in the time of American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. Thoreau
influenced by the beliefs of Emerson’s transcendentalism. The latter is the
idea of inherent goodness of people and nature. Like Thoreau, Annie Dillard was
also influenced by the ideas of Emerson. Although she doesn’t belong to any
religion, Annie sought spiritual truth and made references to many different
religions. Thoreau withdrew from society and spent his time near the Walden
Pond between 1845-47 and he made a novel about his life and activities during
this time. Annie Dillard also spent her time in nature, near Tinker Creek and
like Thoreau she made a novel titled “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek” about her
observations and activities.
In the Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket," by Yasunari Kawabata the grasshopper symbolizes A. the common and mediocre. The narrator views bell crickets as more unique than grasshoppers and thought that Fuijo should simply live his childhood to the fullest instead of filling it with disappointment.
