Walden pg. 262-288

This part of Walden also has a focus around nature and simple living. To Thoreau, the sights and sounds of animals are his entertainment and music. He likes to witness how little it takes to feed so many little critters (just a few ears of corn). There is a contrast between Thoreau, who is becoming more a part of nature, and the hunters (society) who are destroying it. Thoreau notices how people come in contact with nature all the time and don't notice it very much, so they can't become a part of it. Society is taking away from nature in this section when the train brings many men to take the ice from the top of Walden Pond.