Walking

" It has become one of the most important essays in the environmental movement." 


This essay is divided into three specific parts. Each part relates nature to being good and also provides a piece of poetry to help illustrate this. In the first part the reader develops a sense of inferiority. Thoreau affirms that the kind of relationship he has with nature is one that is innate. In part two, the author refers to nature as magical and criticizes the negative effects American society has had on the environment. In part three, Thoreau challenges our sensitivity toward the existence of nature and the spirituality it beholds. The structuring of the essay into three parts is effective in progressively showing that walking goes beyond the physical activity, but into an appreciation of nature. 


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