In your opinion, do you think self-confidence is a
skill?

Yes

Explanation:

It takes alot of skill because of how easy it is to be down on yourself.

I’m going to say yes because when I was a kid I had a lot of self confidence but later as I grew I lost it due to caring about what others thought of me and became a tad timid. So I’d say it’s a beneficial skill.

The question is asking to state how does the contrast of two time period aid the development of a them in the second paragraph of spring in Walden, base on my research, I would say that the answer would be that the feeling of happiness Thoreau describes at the changing of the seasons parallels his contentment as his self-knowledge grows.