Walden
i need urgent help...i dont get the meaning of this sentence"i go and come with a strange liberty in Nature,a part of herself"
definition and elaboration of it plzzz.
definition and elaboration of it plzzz.
Within this personified portrayal of nature, Thoreau makes the noticeable move of gendering the figure of Nature as feminine. In part, this is a rejection of strict, patriarchal values. "Our great-grandmother" Nature is an alternative to "my or thy great-grandfather." Nature is a maternal figure, and in relation to her, Thoreau is alternately portrayed as a child and as a feminized figure." "I go and come with a strange liberty in Nature, a part of herself," he says. This strange liberty erases the strict boundaries of gender, time, and society.
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