Thoreau goes back and forth between saying that he has never felt lonesome, and then counteracts it later with "to be alone was something unpleasant"

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How does thoreau resolve his sense of unpleasantness with respect of being alone

Asked by #332755 on 2/6/2014 6:34 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 2/6/2014 8:06 PM

Answered by Aslan on 2/6/2014 8:06 PM

He resolves it by restating, many times, his comfort in nature. He tends to overstate this but that is how he seems to cope with his loneliness.