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There Rises
The problem Thoreau had with tombstones is they read "Here lies." When a man dies, he is put six feet under and mourned as if mortality was all there was to life. Though admittedly ignorant of postmortem happenings, Thoreau preferred the phrase "There Rises" for his grave. (This inscription wasn't actually used, but he is reported to have requested it.) For him, his spirit would surely rise as a star would, rather than be siphoned earthward, and so I believe it does. But I presume to make no adequate memorial here, Thoreau is immortalized not through a tombstone or remembrance day but in every act of civil disobedience, and each smile that is bred of a moment of simplicity.
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Why am I here?
The purpose of this site is rather lame. It was mandatory for an eleventh grade English project. The reason it's still here is because I am a geek, half Transcendentalist, and enthralled with a man who has been 150 years in the grave. So, for the general welfare, here's at least a starting place to meet, greet and be merry. (for more "Who am I" questions, see CONTACT page)
What you'll find here: For the visitor who is completing a homework assignment, the BIOGRAPHY page is a good place to start, and WORKS is a good place to finish. For other amateurs, MY RESEARCH PAPER is one facet of Thoreau's life I extracted and mixed with opinion, and the BIBLIOGRAPHY page is a pre-sorted, list of especially useful reading in the library nearest you. And if you're here seeking transcendentalist nirvana, I'm sorry. Try my GUESTBOOK to suggest an improvement or leave me a rock at the CONTACT ME page and then go plan a road trip to Concord.
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Where am I going?
In the coming months, I hope to enhance this site by adding footage at Walden pond for anyone who can't make the pilgrimage (and everyone should; video is no replacement) and fix the cosmetics with a new look and, as a dear friend would say, "Theme." (M: Point for me!!) I've still got a gross of quotes to add, in the 25th hour of some day next week. Let me know and I'll see what I can do.
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NOTE ABOUT BIBLIOGRAPHY: See page entitled BIBLIOGRAPHY before attributing any ideas to the author of this site, namely, me. All pictures and facts are taken from resources listed on that page. Note that this site is in no way intended to be a substitute for actual scary, authentic, time-consuming library research and the views expressed may or may not reflect the intent of the authors of the cited works. Some are my own, some are not. Also note that the grueling amount of work that went into the RESEARCH PAPER would be all for nought if you chose to plagiarize and call it your own. I went to the trouble of citing and reading and thinking; you can too. Feel free to use and peruse at will, but please, don't commit literary theft.
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