Take a break meaning pharsal verb

Based on thoreau's transcendental beliefs, why might he have written an essay opposing the war? to explain the individual's responsibilities within a corrupt society to begin his own political career to call attention to the ways in which the government was essentially good to express his lack of interest in societal issues

What are some of the images and diction used by the narrator that evoke the "dream of america"?

Do you think that the american culture has defined what “normal” is and so our perception of chris mccandless is skewed based on that?