Dawson's Creek1998

Mr. Kasden:
[reading from a book] "Near the end of March, 1845, I borrowed an axe and went down to the woods by Walden pond. Nearest to where I..."

Mr. Kasden:
What's the most important word in that sentence?

Joey:
Woods?

Mr. Kasden:
Borrowed. The important thing to remember about The Transcendentalists, is that while self-reliance is a most admirable trait, Thoreau wasn't really all that alone out there by Waldon pond. He had neighbour's, friends, people he could rely on. We should all be so lucky.