Not really. He was rather active in his community. > The premise of Walden—a man adventuring in a hut he builds for himself near a lake—seems like the ultimate

Not really. He was rather active in his community. > The premise of Walden—a man adventuring in a hut he builds for himself near a lake—seems like the ultimate boy ’s fantasy, and the convenient proximity of Thoreau’s cabin to friends and neighbors can remind one, a bit wryly, of a child pitching a tent in his parents’ backyard. https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2012/septemberoctober/feature/not-exactly-hermit https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2012/septemberoctober/feature...