Melissa Aguilar
English2327
Professor La Fleur
15 October, 2013

Where I lived and what I lived for

Thoreau’s, “Where I lived and what I lived for”, describes the places he visited before purchasing his own place, and what it meant for him to live there. He begins by explaining how he envisioned owning his own farm. He could visualize himself growing a garden. He visited several farms before finding one he truly desired. He attempted to purchase the Hollowell farm. Before having the farm deeded over the owner’s wife recanted to decision to sell the farm, so he let the owner keep the farm and the ten dollars he paid for it. He knew the Hollowell farm needed significant repairs but he envisioned planting his seeds and growing his garden. He also envisioned peace and serenity being that the farm was far from any neighbors, highways, and villages. He believed he was a rich poor man for letting the owner’s of the farm keep the farm. He had already imagined himself as the owner of the farm; he could actually envision his garden. He would later buy a home in the woods on Independence Day. The house was in need of great repairs, but it he didn’t mind after all this was his home. The house did at least protect him from the rain. He felt like a king in his castle. He didn’t even need to go outside to get fresh air because the walls in his house were very thin. He could hear the birds singing as their house was so deteriorated that you could hear everything going on