Citlally Garcia
Professor Saltman
English 1100
14 September 2013
Henry David Thoreau uses ants to
describe his view of human wars that have occurred in history. In the beginning
of the Walden story he states, “I went to the woods since I wanted to live”. He
goes on to suggest that he wanted to learn from the woods. Incidentally, he
meets with ants in combat. Clearly, he personifies the ants in a bid to make a
connection between them and humans. The first attempt to make a comparison
between the two is when he compares the war between the ants with that between the
Trojans and Greeks. Such a comparison indicates the motivation and intentions
of the author. He seeks to approach human wars in an allegorical manner rather
than directly because the latter would attract aggression and opposition from
his society.
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