Side Notes
Thoreau insults his countrymen for constantly choosing _____ reading over intellectually challenging themselves.
What is Easy?
Thoreau claims that ____ are the treasured wealth of the world.
What are Books?
Thoreau uses this word to describe BOTH his townsmen who cannot read, as well as his townsmen who only perform "Easy Reading".
What is Illiterate?
Thoreau refers to ______ culture as an overarching term for societies tendencies to prefer sensationalized narratives. (Hint: Massachusetts)
What is Concord?
This is the type of writing that Thoreau claims will generate truly intelligent discourse.
What is Ancient/Antiquated?
Thoreau claims that people should ______ their lives in order to spend more time reading.
What is Simplify?
Thoreau claims that the few people who do choose to consume intelligent literature are often excluded from societies culture of _______.
What is Conjecture?
Thoreau's metaphor about baking bread compares the classical literature to ______ bread.
What is Wheat/Rye?
Thoreau believes that ______ is the ideal method of learning.
What is Discussion?
Thoreau despises this widely consumed form of reading because it is heavily sensationalized and overwhelms readers with useless information, preventing any actual intellectual growth.
What is a newspaper?
The reason that Thoreau argues that ancient texts are more conducive to the intellectual experience.
What is Uncorrupted by Modern Ideals?
Thoreau recommends that you learn these two languages in order to truly consume classical literature.
What are Latin and Greek?