Walden - Sounds Summary For all the greatness of literature, there is a greater language of life, the language without metaphor. It is the language where things happen: rays of light shine through the window, the bean plants blossom in the garden, the birds flit through the house. "I love a broad margin to my life," Thoreau writes . Attention to the present moment will make life as exciting as a novel because life then becomes …showed first 75 words of 2889 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2889 total…sentences illuminate the theme of light present throughout the book. The inner light is like the inner awareness that Thoreau is attempting to reveal to the reader. "The sun is but a morning star." This world of nature is but a means of inspiration for us to know ourselves. Throughout his book, Thoreau requests and requires self-knowledge, and the path that he took in Walden is just one way to reach that end. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**