tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post4973514908593225874..comments2023-05-31T09:43:17.901+01:00Comments on The Blog of Henry David Thoreau: True CharacterThoreau's Journal: 28-Apr-1841 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-37400472841132455292008-04-29T22:09:00.000+01:002008-04-29T22:09:00.000+01:00Elizabeth, did we read the same Walden? HDT comme...Elizabeth, did we read the same Walden? HDT comments on his fellow humans all the time. He always remarks on one person or another in many of his works. HDT is constantly aware of his fellow man, even if it is mainly their faults, but he knows what better natures we could all have if we threw off the shackles of society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-61587346651695097622008-04-29T16:35:00.000+01:002008-04-29T16:35:00.000+01:00It's interesting to see this passage after reading...It's interesting to see this passage after reading Walden. After so much inner explorartion, it's refreshing to see Thoreau notice other people. It's even more interesting because he seems to be saying that people can't develope character unless others perceive the characteristics there.Elizabeth Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012320025664122211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-16538320899429782522008-04-28T17:29:00.000+01:002008-04-28T17:29:00.000+01:00Thoreau directly and indirectly commented on socie...Thoreau directly and indirectly commented on society's too high of expectations for individuals in society. This comment explores that by saying that a person's character is always developing, yet many expect them to have one of distinction early on.<BR/><BR/>Thoreau's practical solution to this miscalculation is to approach people and even life itself with the uncertainty it merrits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com