Most recent public comments by Matthew Isaacs https://nowcomment.com/users/90101 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236829?scroll_to=2174033 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236829?scroll_to=2174033 I agree Jackson, one of the main ideas of the romantics and transcendentalists was the importance of individuality and self-reliance. In this sentence, Thoreau talks about how a government that governs the least is better than one that governs a lot. This has to do with the romantics and transcendentalists ideals because they don't like the government because of how controlling they are and when a government lets the people do what is best for themselves they like it more because they are all about themselves and do not want to be told what to do. This is similar to what a parent is like. Many kids like it better when they have a sense of independence because it allows them to do what they want. Overall this sentence has many ideals of the romantics in it and I agree with Jackson. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:59:41 -0600 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236829?scroll_to=2174027 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236829?scroll_to=2174027 This sentence of the reader caught my eye and as I read it it is my favorite line on the whole reading. In this sentence, he talks about how the American people the government like a wooden gun. Thoreau believes the government is like a wooden gun because it is not useful and breaks easily. Wooden guns don't work and break easily because they are made out of wood which is not a strong thing to build a firearm out of. Thoreau uses this example to explain how dumb, useless, and weak the government is by calling them an item that is those things, a wooden gun. This was my favorite line because it is not obvious and definitely not a metaphor we would use today in life. Overall I felt that the metaphor Thoreau used in this sentence made this the best line of the reading in my opinion. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:49:08 -0600 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236829?scroll_to=2174011 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236829?scroll_to=2174011 In this sentence, you are able to see the ideals of the romantics and transcendentalism that were present in Thoreau. Thoreau explains that the American people have accomplished many things but due to the government being so controlling he believes that they got in their way and stopped them from accomplishing more in life. This has to do with the romantics and transcendentalists because their main ideals are the importance of the individual and self-reliance in their life. This has a lot to do with this sentence because they believe they don't need the government and that they are holding the transcendentalists back in terms of accomplishments. Overall this sentence has a lot of meaning, due to the ideals of Thoreau and the Transcendentalists they believe that the government was the ones holding them back from their true potential similar to a strict parent in life today. Today strict parents nowadays cause their children not to enjoy life and they limit their child's true potential. This is why Thoreau was trying to saw and how this sentence lines up to the ideals of romantics and transcendentalism. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:23:23 -0600 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225811?scroll_to=2049957 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225811?scroll_to=2049957 I agree when you enjoy something that much it shows you how much they connected to their land. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:18:17 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225811?scroll_to=2049935 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225811?scroll_to=2049935 I agree when something is sacred to you it means that it is very important and it shows they are very connected to it. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:12:35 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225811?scroll_to=2049927 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225811?scroll_to=2049927 The author uses the words of memory as a way of showing that the "white men" won't remember them on when they are gone and the land that was once theirs will never be credited to them. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:43:08 -0500