ole nineteenth-
graphical Sketch"
merson
last male
who came to this
His character
rom this blood in
trong Saxon genius.
sachusetts, on the
uated at Harvard
erary distinction. An
thanked colleges for
n small esteem,
ortant. After leaving
-in teaching a
unced. His father
, and Henry applied
ving he could make
After completing
How do the events of paragraph 2 serve as
a precursor to Thoreau's behavior in
paragraph 5?
O A. Thoreau lacked an interest in
learning, and he sought to live a life
of enjoyment and relaxation.
OB. Thoreau was more interested in
discovery and invention than he was
in recognition and wealth.
O C. Thoreau lacked the ability to stay
focused on any one thing, and he
exhibited this trait his entire life.
O D. Thoreau was an educated man but
always felt he was inferior to the
learned men of biology and other
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