Walden is written by Henry David Thoreau, an author, poet, philosopher, and one of America's leading transcendentalists. Walden is written in the first person about how the author, Henry David Thoreau, was determined to discover everything he could about human nature. To do this, Thoreau moves to the woods because he believes that the normal concerns of society, such as money and material possessions, would block his understanding. Transcendentalism is a philosophy that emphasizes the importance of the spiritual over the physical. Thoreau's idea of ​​transcendentalism emphasized the importance of nature. Henry David Thoreau uses literary devices such as imagery and metaphors to help him convey his concept of transcendentalism. Thoreau uses what he observed from his surroundings in the woods to explain his theory. He came to the conclusion that the best way to find the truth is to try to communicate with himself and also with nature. He firmly believed that nature was a metaphor for spiritual enlightenment. Thoreau opens his chapter, Solitude, by explaining his pleasure in nature. “This is an advertisement...