Thoreau does not feel confined in prison because he views his time there as an opportunity for inner reflection and resistance against unjust laws. By maintaining his principles and beliefs, he finds a sense of freedom even within the physical confines of the prison.
prison
jail
Some sources have speculated that it was his aunt, Maria Thoreau.
he is not a fan.
prison
the gov.
Thoreau was released from prison after one night because someone, likely his aunt, paid his poll tax, which was the reason for his imprisonment. Thoreau refused to pay the tax as a form of civil disobedience against the government's support of slavery and the Mexican-American War.
he could do what he wanted that he was in power even though he was a prisoner
Incarceration is the state of being confined in prison.
Gen 39:20 Then Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison.
We are stuck in the confined space like:A bird in its cageA dog in its kennelA belonging in a suitcase/briefcaseA prisoner in its prison
A metaphor is a phrase that is symbolic of something else, in that way, a metaphor for prison would be something that describes being confined, such as a cage or an airtight container.