Response to Henry David Thoreau

I thought the first half of this essay was pretty good. The second half I had no idea what he was talking about. I agree with Thoreau a lot more than Wendell Berry. I definitely hold similar views to Thoreau about problems in our society and our culture. But I think when he starts rambling about how we could just stop building railroads he starts going downhill. I wish he would focus a little more, I really don’t know what his overall point is. I wish I could just talk to him face to face, because I think he has a lot of smart things to say. I just don’t understand this essay.