Walking into the Forest, Rereading Thoreau’s Walden

Abstract

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an excellent natural philosopher in America. Walden is one of his most famous works. It recorded his thought about nature living in Walden for 2 years. This paper attempts to discover the specifi c thought of nature in Thoreau’s works, and appeal for attention of modern people to ecological nature. It inspired people the idea of harmony between humanity and nature. This paper is divided into 3 parts. The fi rst part will introduce Thoreau himself and his work Walden. The second part will analyze spiritual contributions of Thoreau and his infl uence to the generation, pointing out that ecological value and practical guiding signifi cance of Thoreau’s nature thought. The last part will express what I have learned in the book.According to Thoreau, he reminds human that they must attach importance to the harmony between themselves and nature as well as stimulate people’ thought to protect nature.