After reading an excerpt from David Thoreau’s book Walden and an essay by Danny Heitman about how Thoreau might think about modern information technology, I think that Heitman’s claim about how Thoreau’s ideas and technology can co exist is accurate. Thoreau was the type of person who wanted to live a deep marrow life; He longed for simplicity. He did not want to “live with such a hurry and waste life” (Thoreau par. 4). Although he was a naturalist, it really helped him in ways he did not even realize, such as the railroads getting him back and forth to the libraries. Allowing him to gain access to a wealth of learning.
Thoreau didn’t like the idea of technology rapidly growing due to him being a naturalist. When he said, “we are determined