In walden, why did henry david thoreau leave the woods to return to civilization? “i left the woods for as good a reason as i went there. perhaps it seemed to me that i had several more lives to live, and could not spare any more time for that one. it is remarkable how easily and insensibly we fall into a particular route, and make a beaten track for ourselves.” he needed to protest the mexican-american war. he felt he had spent enough time there. he grew tired of being in nature all the time. he had pressing matters to take care of.

Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian, two of his greatest works are: "Resistance to Civil Government" (also known as "Civil Disobedience") and "The Mask of Anarchy". His ideals can be summarized by this statement: “the Government should not have more power than the bestowed by its citizens”.

Henry David Thoreau left the woods to return to civilization for one reason:

He felt he had spent enough time there.

Here is the evidence to support that choice:

it seemed to me that I had several more lives to live, and could not spare any more time for that one. It is remarkable how easily and insensibly we fall into a particular route, and make a beaten track for ourselves.”

D social contrast

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