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>
Life
I am Life
I wonder about the world without life
I touch no flowers here
I hear no bees here
I see no birds here
I want there to be life here
I pretend there is life here
I touch the new flowers
I hear the new bees
I see the new birds
I worry it will be gone when I open my eyes
I open them and there it all is
All around me there is Life