How does the progress of the last paragraph of “Where I Lived and What I Lived For” communicate the main idea of Walden ?
Answer
A
The progress of the paragraph reinforces the increasing comfort Thoreau felt in the natural world.
B
Just as the paragraph moves from images of the water to those of the earth, Thoreau moves from emotional subjects to more practical subjects.
C
Thoreau moves from gazing at the water to burrowing into the earth, just as the excerpt shows a progress from observation to contemplation.
D
Just as the paragraph moves from gazing at water to digging in the earth, the excerpt moves from minimal knowledge of nature to more in-depth knowledge.