Response #2
"Henry David Thoreau believed that in order to live well, we must reduce the number of material goods we have. Otherwise, these things begin to dominate us."
Thoreau's position an material possessions is quite interesting. In many ways, I agree with Thoreau's beliefs. Material goods, especially in this modern age are beginning to dominate our life's. For example, technology, technology has completely dominated the 21st century. Almost everyone you know has a cell phone or a computer or an iPod or a television. The list of electronics can go on and on. Even though these items are useful and fun they do take essential skills away from society. Imagine if those things were to suddenly disappear, we would not possess the necessary skills to function without technology. Society would have extreme difficulties with communication,reading and writing.
Thoreau means that we must get rid of material goods and live more closely to nature. When it comes down to it nature will prevail over technology. A person should know how to function in the world of basic instinct and pure, wild nature.
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