Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
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"Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" is a famous early chapter of Henry David Thoreau’s *Walden* in which he reflects on simple living, self-reliance, and the search for a more deliberate, meaningful life.
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| instanceOf |
book chapter
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essay → |
| author |
Henry David Thoreau
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| educationalUse |
taught in environmental studies courses
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taught in literature courses → taught in philosophy courses → |
| focusesOn |
conscious awareness of daily life
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examination of modern society's busyness → search for meaning beyond economic success → value of solitude → |
| form |
prose
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| frequentlyAnthologized |
true
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| genre |
nature writing
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philosophical literature → transcendentalist literature → |
| includedIn |
first part of Walden
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| influenced |
American environmental thought
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back-to-the-land movements → minimalist living movements → |
| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
Transcendentalism
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| mainTheme |
critique of materialism
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deliberate living → individualism → relationship between humans and nature → self-reliance → simple living → spiritual reflection → |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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| notableQuotation |
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately"
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"Simplify, simplify" → |
| partOf |
Walden
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| philosophicalConcept |
inner freedom
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living deliberately → nonconformity → simplification of life → |
| publicationContext |
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
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| publicationDateOfContainingWork |
1854
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| relatedWork |
Conclusion (chapter of Walden)
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Economy (chapter of Walden) → Solitude (chapter of Walden) → |
| setting |
Concord, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Walden Pond → |
| targetAudience |
general readership
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| workDescribed |
Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond
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Walden; or, Life in the Woods
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