Why is Henry David Thoreau important to American Literature?

Answer 1

because he learned how to read and write and at school, he read one of his stories to the teacher, and then he liked his poem and decided to write poetry and books and he thought that writing poems and books were fun.

Answer 2

Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts. He began writing nature poetry in the 1840s, with poet Ralph Waldo Emerson as a mentor and friend. In 1845 he began his famous two-year stay on Walden Pond, which he wrote about in his master work, Walden. He also became known for his beliefs in Transcendentalism and civil disobedience, and was a dedicated abolitionist.

He was one of America's most famous writers and is remembered for his philosophical and naturalist writings.

Answer 3

Thoreau was important 'cause he was a very important figure in literature.

Answer 4

He was a philosopher and a writer. He wrote poems and books about nature and science.

Answer 5

Henery David Thoreau wan important because he was an American author,poet and philosopher

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