WALDEN
Walden - The American Economy When the American people think of the word economy; money and the government often come to mind. ... In Walden by Henry David Thoreau, Thoreau describes what is wrong with the American culture and society and how solitude can make the human pure. ... When he begins his stay at Walden Pond he only has an ax that he has borrowed. ... Throughout Throreaus stay at Walden Pond, he encourages America to take a deeper look at life.