Autumnal Tints
Henry David Thoreau
Applewood Books
Ms. Hen had never read anything by Thoreau before, though
she has been to Walden Pond, and walked where he had walked. She wasn’t
impressed by Walden because she thought it was too commercialized and it is not
a nice hike in the woods since there are partitions to protect the paths, and
when she went there she felt like a rat in a maze. It is not the same as when
Henry trod the earth in his time.
Ms. Hen liked this book, but she thinks she may have read it
too early in the season to truly appreciate it. Thoreau talks about the season
and the different trees and plants that transform in the fall. Ms. Hen thinks
the writing is lovely, but she wonders if anyone in this day and age has the
same amount of time to dedicate to the study of nature. She knows that some
people think that Henry was squatting on someone’s land and didn’t have to work
like ordinary people, and he had a lot of time on his hands, but she thinks
that someone should notice these kinds of things because if nobody does the general population will be immersed in inconsequential trivialities.
Ms. Hen has heard the argument that when the humans have
obliterated the earth, the earth will replenish itself after everyone is dead.
Ms. Hen thinks Henry would prefer it that way. Ms. Hen doesn’t know what she
would prefer, and she hopes she isn’t around to find out.
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