Walden pg. 194-228

This section of Walden has the two major themes of society and nature. Thoreau tries to show others how to escape from society and live simply in nature. He shows us how America is not really free because there is too much society. Thoreau's freedom is in nature. He feels that he is a part of nature. Even though he doesn't like to hunt, he encourages young people to hunt because it brings them closer to nature and farther from society. Each year that Thoreau spends at Walden Pond, he becomes more a part of nature. He feels that he is living closer with nature because he doesn't like to eat meat. The animals start to accept Thoreau as a part of nature, an this suggest that he is becoming like an animal himself by living simply. The war between the ants is a symbol of the war between the individual and society (conquer or die).