From Walden; or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau

     Nature is an integral part of Thoreau's life in From Walden; or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau. Through nature, Thoreau attempts to bring meaning of life through the simplicity found through his environment around Walden Pond. Thoreau shows a deep connection to his environment living at Walden Pond. This was Thoreau's way of making the most out of his life and said, "I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life." Nature was life to Thoreau. Nature was the reality to Thoreau's life.
     The theme of simplicity life and nature are immersed in the way he is living around Walden Pond. Henry was proud of the fact that he built his own house through tools that were essentially free. He realized the ideas of making several things more simple whether its walking instead of taking the train or building things yourself. Thoreau would be outraged by society today. He would see the advancement and complication life now has. The theme of simplicity surrounding Thoreau's writing seems to have disappeared in todays society.