⛄️Thoreau experiences extreme isolation and loneliness during the winter months.
🌳He conjures up the former inhabitants of the woods and reflects on their troubled lives.
🔥He recalls encounters with African-Americans and tragic fires.
🏠Thoreau mentions encounters with alcoholic men and their ruined homes.
🌟He finds solace in the visits from his friends and companions from Concord.
What is the main theme of this chapter?
—The main theme is the isolation and loneliness Thoreau experiences during the winter.
Who are the former inhabitants mentioned by Thoreau?
—The former inhabitants are African-Americans, some of whom were former slaves, who lived troubled lives in the woods.
What tragic events does Thoreau recall?
—Thoreau recalls encounters with fires that destroyed houses and huts in the woods.
Who does Thoreau mention as his occasional visitors?
—Thoreau mentions woodchoppers, a poet, a philosopher, and someone he calls 'the old immortal' from Concord.
What does Thoreau find solace in?
—Thoreau finds solace in the visits from his friends and companions from Concord.
00:09Chapter 14 of 'Walden' is titled 'Former Inhabitants and Winter Visitors'. Thoreau experiences extreme isolation and loneliness during the winter months.
00:19Thoreau conjures up the former inhabitants of the woods and reflects on their troubled lives, including African-Americans, some of whom were former slaves.
00:42Thoreau recalls encounters with tragic fires that destroyed houses and huts in the woods.
00:54Thoreau mentions the occasional visitors he receives, including woodchoppers, a poet, a philosopher, and someone he calls 'the old immortal'.
01:53Thoreau compares his solitude to that of a meadow mouse and reflects on the covering up of wells.
