Question

How is this excerpt from Walden by Henry David Thoreau representative of romantic ideals

Answer 1

Answer: D) It describes how individualism and imagination help man appreciate nature.

Explanation:

Walden is a book by Henry David Thoreau from 1854. In the book, Thoreau describes his experience of living on the northern shore of Walden Pond. The book was received as an influential piece of nature writing. In the book, Walden writes about self-reliance and individualism.

In this excerpt in particular, Thoreau describes his experience of walking along the shore and the nature he observes. Nature was crucial for Romanticists, who believed that their emotions reflected the events in nature in a particular moment. Nature is viewed as an escape from reality, a place where imagination is caught. Both Thoreau and other Romanticists opted for self-reliance and sought consolation in the natural world.