One thing I found really inspiring was his stance towards the war with Mexico, and his comment on being imprisoned: "The bars are meant to separate good from bad people."
It's pretty but my opinion is biased by the knowledge that he had a housekeeper and also he was freeloading on his buddy Emerson's property. But I should read it again because it is pretty.
He had a housekeeper?
He at least borrowed female labor from Emmerson if he didn't hire himself. What was he gonna do, wash his own underwear?
Thoreau describes the cabin as a single 10 x 15' room with very few possessions, so there wouldn't be much to clean. And he spent a significant amount of the book describing cleaning routines. So yeah, I expected no housekeeper for sure.
What's your source for the housekeeper claim? I tried some internet searching but couldn't find anything mentioning a housekeeper.
Entirely possible I'm misremembering something I read for class as far as housekeepers, but chances are strong that he sent out his laundry, because laundry was heavy work.
He didn't need a housekeeper, because his mother did his laundry and brought him food.
lol, even better
Live better, with less
Ideas and inspiration for living more simply. A place to share tips on living with less stuff, work, speed, or stress in return for gaining more freedom, time, self-reliance, and joy.