Henry David Thoreau · 1854 · First edition text, 1854

Walden

Name: Walden
Author: Henry David Thoreau

『Walden』(1854)은 소로가 월든 호숫가 오두막에서 홀로 두 해를 살며 사람에게 정말 필요한 것이 얼마나 적은지 시험한 기록입니다. IO reader에서는 소로가 영어로 쓴 원문을 그대로 읽고, 노트 정리 동반자가 단순함과 자립에 관한 주장을 정리해 줍니다. 문장 카드로는 약 264분 분량입니다.

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PART I · PARAGRAPH

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion.

I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion.

Walden · Henry David Thoreau

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Key Idea: Thoreau retreats to the woods to strip away societal distractions and experience the fundamental essence of existence firsthand.
Supporting Detail: He seeks to confront life’s essential facts directly to ensure he does not reach the end of his life realizing he never truly lived.
Key Quote: "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."
Why It Matters: This passage serves as the philosophical manifesto of the book, establishing the intentional, minimalist lifestyle that defines Thoreau’s experiment at Walden Pond.

책 정보

분량	약 115,800 단어 · 문장 3,960개
문장 카드로	약 264분
난이도	보통
첫 문장	I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
목차	Economy · Where I Lived · Reading · Sounds · Solitude · Visitors · The Ponds · Spring · Conclusion

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보통입니다. 첫 장 「Economy」처럼 빽빽한 대목도 있지만 짧게 끊어 읽으면 잘 넘어갑니다. 문장 카드로는 약 264분입니다.

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본문: First edition text, 1854, Project Gutenberg (pg:205). 표지: Standard Ebooks CC0 cover, henry-david-thoreau/walden. 검토일 2026-09-04.