Sunday, September 23, 2007

The heart of Thoreau's Journals: Dec. 16 1837 Quotation Response

pg 32

" How indispensable to a correct study of Nature is a perception of her true meaning."

The true reason why I picked this quotation was because it sounded interesting. What this quotation means is that to actually see the beauty of nature and understand it, its necessary to know what nature is and what it means. There are some things in nature that are really nasty and disgusting, but to other people they can really like it and think its beautiful because they have a better meaning and understanding about it. Thoreau is trying to say that to see something in its full beauty and potential, study it and learn about it. I dont know what this has to do with the rest of the story cause I have not read the rest of the story.

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