Why is Henry David Thoreau famous?

Answer 1

Henry David Thoreau is famous for his writings on nature, individualism, and civil disobedience. His most well-known work, "Walden," details his experience living simply in nature, and his essay on civil disobedience has inspired movements for social and political change around the world. Thoreau's philosophical ideas continue to influence environmentalism, literature, and activism.

Answer 2

Among many things, Henry David Thoreau is widely known for his transcendentalist philosophical writings such as Walking and Walden, which reflected upon the simplicity, beauty and spirituality of mother earth- nature.

Henry David Thoreau was also well known for his essay, Civil Disobedience, where he calls for individual resistance to a government when the individual is in moral opposition to said governments practices. Henry David Thoreau practiced Civil Disobedience in the form of not paying his government taxes to protest Slavery and The Mexican American War and was thrown into jail.

Answer 3

His two most famous works were his novel, Walden, which told about his life when he build his own house and lived on Walden Pond, and his essay Civil Disobedience, which was essentially the anthem of transcendentalism.

Answer 4

'An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.'

Answer 5

Walden