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1、LifePhilosophyfromtheWaldenInthenineteenthcentury,withtherapiddevelopmentofmodernsocialproductiveforcesofcapitalism,peoplebegantofeeltheadvancedtechnologythematerialcivilizationbroughtprofoundly.Meanwhilethepursuitofmaterialbecameobvious.Thecommercializationofagewasinclinedtos
2、atisfywithpeople’sincreasingmaterialrequirementtoamaximumextentwhileanyspiritualbeliefinthetideofthestrongdevelopmentofcapitalismappearfeebleandsovulnerable.Inthefaceofsuchphenomenon,manyscholars,thinkersandotherpeoplewithloftyideasgeneratedtheunprecedenteddoubts:Isthecommerci
3、alsocietyofcapitalismouridealsociety?Arethemoneyandthepowerourhumanpermanentpursuit?Withthiskindofdoubts,inthesummerof1845,ThoreaubuiltlogcabinbesideWaldenPond,livinginthewoodsalongfortwoyearsandtwomonths.Helivedmodestly,Self-sufficiencyandplantedsprouts,gatheringberries.Durin
4、gthesparetime,heoftenwentswimmingandwentforawalk,orchattedwithsomefriendslivingatthenearbytown.Meanwhile,hewrotedowntheWalden,therepresentativeworksofimmortality.Theauthor’smovingtothecabinwasweirdaction,especiallyintheagewhenmostpeoplechoosetostruggletosucceedinsocietyrequiri
5、ngmoremoneyandpower.TheWaldenisthesinceredescriptionofthenature,theauthoritativeguideofsimplelifeandtheheartlesschargestothegoldcoinsociety.”Innumerablelittlestreamsoverlapandinterlaceonewithanother,exhibitionasortofhybridproduct,whichobeyshalfwaythelawofcurrents,andhalfwaytha
6、tof-5-vegetation.Asitflowsittakestheformsofsappyleavesorvines,makingheapsofpulpyspraysafootormoreindepth,andresembling,asyoulookdownonthem,thelaciniated,lobed,andimbricatedthallusesofsomelichens;oryouareremindedofcoral,ofleopard’spawsorbirds’feet,ofbrainsorlungsorbowels,andexc
7、rementsofallkinds.”(chapter17)TheaboveexampleisfromthedescriptionoftheWaldenPondbytheauthorwhenalivelyandfreshpictureunfoldbeforeoureyes.ThedescriptionofthebeautifulsceneryofWaldenPond,inConcord,Massachusettscontrastsdeliberatelytothedestructiontonaturebyhumanbeings,revealingt
8、heecologicalcrisisandtheirsocialroots,publicizingtheawareness