Have you ever woken up in the morning and asked yourself, “Why am I living this life?” Throughout the book of Walden, Henry David Thoreau questions the lifestyles that people choose; makes its readers wonder if they have chosen the kind of lifestyle that gives them the most happiness. Thoreau stated: “The majority of men, even in this comparatively free country, through mere ignorance and error, are so occupied with the fictitious cares and superfluous toils of life that its finest fruits cannot be plucked by them. . This quote is important because most of today's society is so caught up in work and trying to make ends meet that they lose the values ​​of life. Thoreau was forced to change his life when he found himself unhappy after a farm purchase fell through. During the journey, Thoreau moves to Walden and builds a home and a life using only hard work, symbolizing many different objects. Thoreau begins moving to Walden Pond, near Concord Massachusetts on July 4, 1845 and returns to "civilized society" in 1847. Thoreau thought that simply living with...