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The Ponds (Walden) (Huckleberries/The boat (Thoreau believes that the only…
The Ponds (Walden)
Huckleberries/The boat
Thoreau believes that the only way of truly tasting huckleberries is by picking them and eating them since the owns sold in Boston lose their taste. This shows Thoreau's wild side where he wishes to connect with the natural world.
Thoreau often joins a deaf friend when he fishes in the pond, this man uses Thoreau's doorstep to wind his lines.
Since the man is deaf Thoreau and him sit opposite each other on the boat and do not talk. Thoreau however, enjoys the mans humming more than a conversation reflecting his love for the quiet and individualism.
Often Thoreau would sit in his boat and play his flute and him and his friend would build a fire to attract pout.
When Thoreau would fish at night he would hear owls and foxes he would be lost in his thoughts until something tugged on the fishing rod.
Scenery
The pond is clear and is surrounded by pine and oak, Thoreau notes that Walden is green and blue at the same time which makes it looks like a combination of the earth and the sky.
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Unlike the Concord River when a person swims in Walden their body is glowing because how clear and pure the water is.
Allusions/Surrondings
The pond is surrounded by white stoops and is so deep that if you jumped in the water would be over your head.
There are no weeds or mud and there is a little sediment from the leaves that get blown into the lake's center.
Thoreau feels that the pond is so pure and beautiful that is must have existed when Adam and Eve were banished from Eden.
Other Ponds
Flint's Pond is a mile away from Walden, when Thoreau visited it he was surprised it was named after someone who never really loved the pond. Thoreau believes if landscapes are named after people they should at least be noble.
Thoreau recalled how he used to play in the sand in White Pond which is similar to Walden. Thoreau believes the ponds to be purer than people.
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Thoreau notices the animals around the pond such as ducks and frogs. The lack of people and the more signs of nature makes Thoreau really appreciate the pond.
Thoreau feels that this pond is his well because it has the best drinking water. There is a spring that also supplies him with good water.
People explain that the stones around the pond is a result from Indians cursing which Thoreau believes to never have happened.
Thoreau remembers the different stages of his life such as the pond being higher when he visited it thirty years ago.