American Literature

Thoreaus Walden and Faulkners The Bear describe the theme of centuries old relationship of man and nature. Thoreau and Ike as the central characters of the stories live a simple life in order to escape the desperate and impure world outside the reach of wilderness. They pass through the rights of passage and as their characters develop with passing of time they learn eternal lessons from their experiences.

Te books of Thoreau and Faulkner emphasize the importance of nature. Since the beginning of time human beings were able to survive because they are depended upon their environment, which provides their everyday sustenance. As time progress, different developments took place that makes people more disassociated with their environment (Thoreau 143).  The disparity of an individual with his or her environment also paved the way for the emergence of various problems, which affected the way people perceived themselves (Thoreau 141). The values and morality of the people are very much affected by their disassociation with nature, which both the books highlighted. In relation to this, the pivotal role of going back to the basics and living a simple life is also discussed wherein people will be able to leave the problems that come with a world that is very much disassociated with nature (Faulkner 150).

Furthermore, the characters in both books also represent the dilemma that most people are experiencing. Nowadays, most people usually have stressful and busy lives, which leave them with a feeling of emptiness (Faulkner 123). This emptiness will only be addressed by becoming more interconnected with nature and going back to the basic way of life. The book of Thoreau and Faulkner make people reflect on their everyday lives and make them realize that simplicity and being connected with nature are actually a better way of living.