... accepts anything he hears rather than questioning its validity and applying this knowledge. Thoreau makes an important observation about the nature of human beings and best expresses his concept through a metaphor: leaving the material world in order to escape the predictable flow of typical everyday life, Thoreau retreats to the woods to rediscover himself and meanwhile create his own original path ... develop a well-trodden path. The well-trodden path represents the routine tendencies we as humans brashly practice and incorporate as an intricate and essential part of our lives. Throug...

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