Thoreau’s Description of Jail in Civil Disobedience

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A 3 page essay that discusses Henry David Thoreau’s famous essay “Civil Disobedience,” in which Thoreau describes in detail what his one night incarcerated in his village’s jail was like. All-in-all the description conveys an experience that was not unpleasant. The question arises as to why Thoreau includes this description as the experience is almost secondary to the point of his essay, which is Thoreau’s objection to federal policies at that time. A close examination of the essay reveals the purpose that this description fulfills and its contribution to Thoreau’s overall theme. No further sources are cited.