Was it Really Necessary?

Was it Really Necessary?

Molly Atkins 08 Dec 2009 07:27

Do you think complete isolation was really necessary for Thoreau to get his point across? or could have been done much easier…

Re: Was it Really Necessary?

Byus 08 Dec 2009 16:58

Good question, Molly. I think isolation was much easier to attain in those days, and so probably didn't seem as extreme as we view it. I mean, just look at people like John Muir. Periods of hermitude were not considered at all odd.