Henry David Thoreau Quotation Resonse 1

pg 24

"I have been sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks."

I chose this quotation because Thoreau is comparing himself to people in history and I love history. To say that you have treated the Aurora with as much respect and kindness as the Greeks did is truly something because the Greeks worshipped the Aurora as a goddess and the Greeks were crazy about there gods and goddesses. So Thoreau is comparing himself to people just like him and people in history also. The quote means that Thoreau loves and cares about the dawn and how he thinks its the most important part of the day. He is also saying that there is no one like him in this day that respects the dawn as much as he does. What this tells about the story is that he cares about dawn and he will do anything for it.