Most recent public comments by Michael Bales https://nowcomment.com/users/90135 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251842?scroll_to=2300521 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251842?scroll_to=2300521 After a break from the hardship at the concert, the aunt is now going home. Home is the reminder of the hardship. It is where she went so much time working and likely knows she will die there. The concert was her escape and now she know she has to go back. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:35:41 -0900 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251842?scroll_to=2300512 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251842?scroll_to=2300512 Continuing on the there of hardship, the orchestra seems to be some sort of reward for the aunt years of hard times. The story has just mentioned how she didn't remember that in this town she had half a lifetime of hardship, and maybe it is because this is a totally new experience for her. She did say too that she had not been to one of these concerts. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:31:43 -0900 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251842?scroll_to=2300508 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251842?scroll_to=2300508 So far, a theme of the story has been hardship. Here we see why the narrator respects his aunt so and it is through that hardship at her farmhouse. He connects the locations to his reasons for respect. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:27:33 -0900 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251842?scroll_to=2300498 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251842?scroll_to=2300498 The point of view of the narrator is diffing from that of the other character (the land lord). Because we have been with the narrator since the beginning of the story, I am inclined to believe that I too should have immense respect for the aunt as opposed to anything else. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:22:21 -0900 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251842?scroll_to=2300479 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251842?scroll_to=2300479 The metaphor creates a new point of view too look at Aunt Georgina. This is someone who has been around since the narrator was very young, and is very important. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:07:51 -0900 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2168640 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2168640 When we consider whether these people wanted to be self government, I wonder if they considered that they would be giving up all of their protection. The social contract is the concept that we give up certain freedoms for safety. If not everyone one is as educated and shares the same ideals as them, I not sure that Thoreau would be as content with more self government has he writes. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:40:41 -0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2168630 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2168630 This sentence is the best line in the text, because it summarizes the transcendentalist values of Thoreau. It says that an government should not have the right to control any individual's person or their property, beyond what control they allow. This directly relates to the well established transcendentalist idea that an individual is the best authority of one's self. In a broader sense, Thoreau is arguing that an government is inherently worse than anything before because the person governing you is someone else besides yourself. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:31:44 -0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2168611 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236669?scroll_to=2168611 In this segment,Thoreau is explaining that people should created the laws which a government must respect, instead of the government creating laws for the population it rules over to abide by. This directly demonstrates one of the major transcendentalist concepts, which is that a person is their own best authority. Instead of allowing the government to govern us, Thoreau is arguing that we would be better off if the government instead enforced the laws that we follow as individuals. These ideas are relevant is the context of the would, because there are few instances is which such levels of individualism are preached. In every scenario from monarchies, to religious communities, the laws of the land are determined by an authoritative figure, or God. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:13:40 -0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225812?scroll_to=2050746 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225812?scroll_to=2050746 I think it shows an appreciation that was lost in the modern culture of 'everyone for themselves to get wealthy' Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:00:44 -0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225812?scroll_to=2049598 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225812?scroll_to=2049598 The chief is saying that the spirits of his people and their beliefs will impact those who may even not share these beliefs. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:11:37 -0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225812?scroll_to=2049560 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225812?scroll_to=2049560 In native culture, the earth seems to be more valued than in other cultures, where it is often exploited and polluted. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:16:02 -0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225812?scroll_to=2049507 https://nowcomment.com/documents/225812?scroll_to=2049507 This does not seem to be a threat, but the chief seems to know what the fate of his people will be. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:07:02 -0800