How is Thoreau's opinion of possessions and furniture in this passage typical of some of the themes of early American literature?
A)
Thoreau's comments reveal a proud and stubborn streak of self-reliance.
B)
Thoreau demonstrates how easy it is to live luxuriously on a cheap budget.
C)
Thoreau conveys his firm belief that people don't have enough possessions.
D)
Thoreau reveals that he values material goods above all other aspects of life.

Question

How is Thoreau's opinion of possessions and furniture in this passage typical of some of the themes of early American literature?
A)
Thoreau's comments reveal a proud and stubborn streak of self-reliance.	
B)
Thoreau demonstrates how easy it is to live luxuriously on a cheap budget.	
C)
Thoreau conveys his firm belief that people don't have enough possessions.	
D)
Thoreau reveals that he values material goods above all other aspects of life.

lauluisa · Answer

Excerpt from: Walden (#2)
Henry David Thoreau

2 Thank God, I can sit and I can stand without the aid of a furniture warehouse. What man but a philosopher would not be ashamed to see his furniture packed in a cart and going up country exposed to the light of heaven and the eyes of men, a beggarly account of empty boxes? That is Spaulding’s furniture. I could never tell from inspecting such a load whether it belonged to a so called rich man or a poor one; the owner always seemed poverty-stricken. Indeed, the more you have of such things the poorer you are.