【正文】 er one Introduction Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his panions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.(Walden) People in China now always judge a man by his fortune, but how is that different from western countries, which announced democracy and freedom ? Actually, they are all the same. What is known as rich ? what is success ? Who can decide the meaning of these words ? In another way, do they still have the same meaning after hundreds or thousands of years ? A narrow definition can`t be neutral and a bold assumption can`t be caution. That is why we never stop thinking for truth. The development of our society not only needs huge mansions but also some kind of thought which can inspire people`s heart .It is request for us to calm down when studying Walden because only in this way can we understand what Thoreau really wants to say . After several times of reading ,I am willing to share what I learnt from book. Research background In 2020, a documentary with smog and environmental protection theme which named Under The Dome has a world buzzing .That makes the people restart to think the relationship between environment and human development. Environmental protection has been one of the important problems all over the world . Pollution not only exist in our environment, but also in our heart .Like Thoreau feel sick about the train that cross the wood. How can we hear the bird singing rhyme with the sound of 2 train whistle ? City vagrant lost into abyss of money with endless desire and walk into the place where betrayed their initially belief .Who else care about the dirty air and murky river ? How many people repeat the word again and again :Do you think, because I am poor, I have no relatives, I am shameless ?1. Human move to the city from forest, don`t afraid lightning anymore ,use torch drive beast away ,but why do they still have to bend their knees to power and wealth? I think we could find the answer within Walden. Significance of the study So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the is from the end of The Great Gatsby. Having gone through the hypocrisy of reality and unpredictable people. the leading character came back to his unsophisticated hometown disappointedly. But does he can really end his nightmare in this way? I don`t think so. Because this is just the end of the novel, not the real life, people still have to face it. Thoreau is no exception. I research this book not because in memory of the good old past time. we all need to keep moving. Walden is a book that help us to explore our inside of heart. Walden is a guide who teach us make life easier. Walden is ironic for human being. Walden is also a text feast for literature. Benefiting from the influence of this book ,we have more multi angled and direction to create a new life philosophy with new revelation . 3 Chapter Two The major idea and Classic review of Walden The author and his achievement Henry David Thoreau (18171862) was American writer, philosopher and representative of Transcendentalist. He graduated from Harvard with flying colors in 1837. He came back to Concord then began to practice Transcendentalism and write under the Emerson`s help in 1841. It is interesting that Thoreau benefited from university meanwhile he looked down upon it which is due to his idea of breaking the worship. In 1845, he lived in seclusion next to the Walden about 2 miles far from Concord. He made his life by own efforts, simple and closeness to nature and finished the long prose Walden that became the classic works of transcendentalism. During he stayed in Walden, Thoreau had been arrested in prison one time because he refused to pay the poll tax. After that he developed the famous political ment Civil Disobedience. He didn`t contact any jobs or careers ,no marriage, no meat ,no alcohol, no smoke... He preferred to be a bachelor within mind and body . And he knows how can be a nobility under the poverty and poor. Thoreau passed away by lung disease in 1862. In people`s eyes, he is a weird person but follower of Emerson. His work shone until in the 19th century and Walden was the most popular book ever had in America literature history ! Emerson and Thoreau Emerson and Thoreau are not so much being good friend as master and 4 apprentice. As we all known, Emerson was the pioneer of American transcendentalist. His American Scholar was known as the thoughts of the declaration of independence in United States. He criticized the money worship in state and emphasized the importance of human itself. As a adherent of the Transcendentalism, Thoreau was helped and supported by Emerson. By the way, Thoreau didn`t have to pay the tax for the land of Walden because Emerson owned it. But Emerson is too close to Thoreau like his teacher, coach and father. He fot the one thing that Thoreau `s rebellious spirit. Thoreau questioned everything he didn`t agree, even If Emerson. It led to strained relations between them. Although they are all the advocators of Transcendentalism, they lived in two different world. In essence, Emerson is a normal guy who still regard highly of fame, wealth, status, and family. But Thoreau is absolutely opposite. He didn`t like regular things, always talked enigmatic things to the people who visited him, then depreciated all the guest in the end. 3 Thus, we could understand why we can`t find a word with Emerson and appreciation of him in Walden. It is what it is, two mountains can`t get close to each other forever. We just can`t tell who is better. They are all have great contributed tremendously to human society. A briefly introduction of