Walden pg. 289-end

There is a bit of a focus on beginnings in these chapters. Thoreau tells us how spring is his favorite season, probably because it marks the beginning of something. Spring is also a time of awakening and recreation. He describes about how, in nature, you are not really alone because of all the things around you, so you are not lonely. But, in society, there is so much competition that you are lonely. There is a reason put to why people like to travel, and Thoreau thinks it is because it is easier and less scary than exploring our minds and finding out what we are capable of. Thoreau doesn't want to explore old places, but places where he has never been before. The last chapter of Walden encourages the individual to wake up and not to look down on others because of different views.