Henry David Thoreau

"Where I lived, and what I lived for" by Henry David Thoreau expresses his opinion on life's "easy daily solution" of technology. Thoreau would isolate himself to find true beauty in life, rather than living close to random people. He found nature and simplicity a key factor in happiness and in life. Thoreau states that we are making everything more difficult and complicated rather than easier and care free. One of his famous quotes is "Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity." ( 2011,50 essays., pg 404) He found it absurd that we have so many different types of food items rather than just one. Thoreau wanted to have the most simplistic lifestyle, that if he was living today, he would go insane with all the new technology. Thoreau wouldn't believe in the amount of time using phones, internet and watching television. He would suggest a hike in the woods rather than watching a show about wilderness.

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