Walden Notes For Independent Reading Project

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Walden Notes For Independent Reading Project
  1. Chapter 16
    1. Events
      1. Thoreau wakes up and goes to get water which he has to use an axe to dig through a foot of ice and snow to get to the water
        1. He watches ice fishermen dig through the ice and start fishing and comments on the ways other “ruder fishermen” ice fish.
          1. There is a myth that Walden Pond was bottomless.
              1. He measured that this pond goes to about 102-107 ft down.
                1. Thoreau disproves this myth by using a cod-line and a stone.
                2. 100 People come to collect ice from Walden Pond and were hired by a New England Farmer.
                  1. Some of these people after or while working took refuge in Thoreau’s home.
                    1. These people had collect about 10 thousand tons of ice
                      1. The men had been working for about 60 days on the lake before they left.
                        1. Less than 25% of the water gets to its destination
                          1. Thoreau describes the color of Walden’s water and ice compared to other more green tinted water
                            1. Thoreau explains the significance of the Walden water.
                              1. He explains that the water in Walden is sacred and calls it the “sacred water of the Ganges”
          2. Vocab
            1. Dormant - (of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep.
              1. Concord - agreement or harmony between people or groups.
                1. Capacious - having a lot of space inside; roomy.
                  1. Promontory - a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland.
                    1. Aggregate - a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements.
                      1. Subsidence - sinking of the ground because of underground material movement—is most often caused by the removal of water, oil, natural gas, or mineral resources out of the ground by pumping, fracking, or mining activities.
                        1. Tartarus - the infernal regions of ancient Greek mythology. The name was originally used for the deepest region of the world
                          1. Sweltering - uncomfortably hot.
                            1. Cosmogonal - the study of the origin and development of the universe or of a particular system in the universe, such as the solar system.
                              1. Ganges - an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus.
          3. Chapter 15
            1. Events
              1. Thoreau first explains the the setting of the winter lake.
                1. He then describes the sounds of animals during the night that he listened to.
                  1. These animals include geese, owls, and foxes.
                    1. Thoreau entertains himself by putting out unripe corn for the animals and watches them. Animals such as rabbits red squirrels, and birds come to take the food.
                      1. He then describes and a chase between hounds and a fox in which a hunter kills the fox and the hounds eventually leave.
                        1. A man’s hounds had been lost and were out hunting for a week. He finds out that the Hounds had sheltered across a river and would soon return.
                          1. Thoreau leaves out potato parings for the hares that come to eat them.
                            1. Thoreau explains that he could not imagine a world where there aren't these animals since they are ancient and vulnerable beings that are indigenous to these lands
              2. Vocab
                1. Indigenous - Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
                  1. Patridge - a short-tailed game bird with mainly brown plumage, native to Eurasia.
                    1. Esquimaux - a member of the group of peoples who live in Alaska, Northern Canada, eastern Siberia, and other parts of the Arctic. These peoples now usually call themselves Inuits or Yupiks, and the term Eskimo could cause offence.
                      1. Lingua - a tongue or an organ resembling a tongue.
                        1. Circumspection - wary and unwilling to take risks.
                          1. Nimrod - a skillful hunter.

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