Conscience by Henry David Thoreau

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Here I'm going to share one poem named "Conscience" which is written by Henry David Thoreau.

◆ Introduction :-

Henry David Thoreau was an American author , poet, philosopher, naturalist, tax rasistar , surveyor, critic and historian.
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◆ Conscience :

In this poem "Conscience" stands for Inner sense and indirectly also ask the question :

" Do I have my own Conscience ? "

The very first problem is society itself. Because there are innumerable tabboosin society and also confusion which suggest that life is not rhythmic. It is also said that conscience is based on fear not love.

This poem also talks about individuality because in society what happens with every individuality is that he/she does not sustain any individuality. There is no among people. He directly asked the question like ...

" Where is your individuality? "

The poem is actually in the form of debate where the speaker speaks to himself. The meaningful lines he shares are,

" I love a life, whose plot is simple
And does not thicken with every pimple."

Here plot means the life itself which is not at all straight and simple rather smoother with this. He interwoven other stories as well. He challenges ''The Bible" , according to which life has formed & the speaker clarifies that life is harder than Maths because there is no specific formula in life itself.

What he meant here by pimple is problems which occur in life. It also means something unpleasant and unwanted. The problems which pimple crop up in one's life.

Thoreau likes the concept that Adam was faithful to Eve because he is going to live with wife not God. He is talking about hypocrisy and says that we all pretend to be good in the underneath lines ;

" I love a soul not all of wood,
Predestinated to be good,
But true to the Backbone."

Our life is full of don'ts, right and wrongs but what about the third form names 'right wrong'.

● Thoreau belives that life is beyond the logic. It's like a poem which can have multiple interpretation. 1st he capitalizes God in the line...

" By whom the work Which God begun."

¶ Then he does not capitalize it in this line....

" If not good God, good devil."

¶ And then again he capitalizes him in this line...

" To cheer God along."

◆ Conclusion :

" What is this life
If full of care?
We have no time to stand and stare."

Thus , Thoreau here talks about the freedom in which one can contemplate about or our his conscience, in which one can think about the answer of " What am I?" It is good to be alone sometimes when one can be free then they can think that its their Conscience.

Thank you.

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