论瓦尔登湖构建的思想乌托邦与影响毕业论文(编辑修改稿)

论瓦尔登湖构建的思想乌托邦与影响毕业论文(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

Thoreau is absolutely opposite. He didn`t like regular things, always talked enigmatic things to the people who visited him, then depreciated all the guest in the end. 3 Thus, we could understand why we can`t find a word with Emerson and appreciation of him in Walden. It is what it is, two mountains can`t get close to each other forever. We just can`t tell who is better. They are all have great contributed tremendously to human society. A briefly introduction of Transcendentalism Transcendentalism is a religious and philosophical movement that developed during the late 1820s and 39。 30s in the Eastern region of the United States as a protest against the general state of spirituality. Among the transcendentalists39。 core beliefs was the inherent goodness of both people and nature. They believe that society and its institutions— particularly anized religion and political parties— ultimately corrupt the purity of the individual. They have faith that people are at their best when truly selfreliant and independent. It is only from such real individuals that true 5 munity could be short , it tells us people can surpass the sense and reason, touch the truth directly and emphasize the importance of instinct. But how does Thoreau embody transcendentalism in his book? He said, The reason I went into the forest and not to live cheaper or more expensive, but wanted to at least some people want to do. He through the plenty of description with affect infusion, different posture of seasons and animal activity to conduct a deep thinking that find mutual service between humans and the natural world .And finally, To reach the extraordinary refined , unity of man and heaven . The Confucius Classic of the book Thoreau quoted Confucius Classic many times in the book .It can be reflected from one point that is author knows a lot about Orientalism .He quoted what Confucius say in Chapter one, To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.5 that was true of Thoreau, who treated knowledge seriously and never pretend to know. In Chapter Solitude ,he quoted Confucius say, Virtue does not remain as an abandoned orphan。 it must of necessity have neighbors.6 that means a man with virtue will never feel lonely and someone who have mon goal will e to you. even if who lived in the deepest forest .In the last Chapter ,“ From an army of three divisions one can take away its general, and put it in disorder。 from the man the most abject and vulgar one cannot take away his thought.” 7it means a man with ambition will never change his way. Standing firmly for ones conviction just like Thoreau. So far It is obviously that chase the true meaning of life no matter in west or east ,they all works. Social conditions in that time 6 The main contradiction of the United States in 19th century is between the advanced industrial development of capitalism and the backward slavery plantation economy with more ethnic, racial discrimination problems etc. Under such circumstances, it can have a huge impact on Thoreau, thus he decided to practice transcendentalism, advocated independent personality and broke away from the mundane things of life. Moving to the Walden is one of his purpose. It is his behavior which really surprised us such as being vegetarianism to declare creatures coexist ,refusing coffee to despise capitalism and not paying poll tax to against slavery. Besides, he was a lucky man ,because he passed away before America Civil War. It was the top of the domestic conflicts in that time and Mr. Thoreau had already away from the war with his sagacity. A briefly introduction of the book The book has 18 chapters all. Each chapter spells out what Thoreau want to say and it is easy to understand. The first chapter Economy ,pared his life in wood with other socalled civilization society around him, which some social phenomenon was criticized. We could find it from book through the analysis of the original position. What everybody echoes or in silence passes by as true today may turn out to be falsehood tomorrow, mere smoke of opinion, which some had trusted for a cloud that would sprinkle fertilizing rain on their fields. (Walden) Thoreau is implicitly critical of empiricism by saying this. He advocated the new thinking and broke the routine. When he talked about the basic necessities of life by quoting this : Perhaps we should never procure a new suit, however ragged or dirty the old, until we have so 7 conducted, so enterprised or sailed in some way, that we feel like new men in the old, and that to retain it would be like keeping new wine in old If our soul didn39。 t sublimate, so what`s the meaning of fancy outside ? She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found Most men appear never to have considered what a house is, and are actually though needlessly poor all their lives because they think that they must have such a one as their neighbors have.(Walden) Is this not the story of our lives? Why we have to bee a house slave when we were young? Or this just convince ourselves being debtridden can makes us more safety ? From the third Chapter Reading until seventeenth Spring. Thoreau record amount of interaction between man and nature to make us being personally on the scene by detail description of life in the forest. Took time with his book to show the benefit of reading. He satirized the hubris of human by all kinds of the calling of animals and train whistle. To express his ambitions, he used a word solitude as Chapter name. lonely is relative ,but whoever find their own inner peace, the lonely transform into solitude, which pursuing the oracle from far away. In a anot。