Cynthia Thoreau, Henry's mother, was more of an outspoken, dynamic, person. ... Around the end of the first 2 weeks Deacon Nehemian Ball, one of the members of the school committee, observed Henry. ... At first, she accepted him, but then realizing the intentions of Henry, whom she really loved, she changed her mind. ... Emerson first befriended Thoreau in the fall of 1837 soon after his graduation from Harvard (Miller 27). ... In the first year at Walden Pond, Thoreau had already finished the first draft of his book, A Week On the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, but it was not until 1849...
- Word Count: 2638
- Approx Pages: 11
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School