Civil disobedience

“Civil Disobedience,” written by Henry David Thoreau, portrays the transcendental idea that the individual is more powerful than a group of people. He portrays this though figurative language. “The mass of men serve the State thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. They are the standing army, and the militia, jailers, constables, posse comitatus, &c. In most cases there is no free exercise whatever of the judgment or of the moral …

…heard. Telling them that they should cast a vote that will influence the outcome. Also that one individual is more powerful than a group of people. “Civil Disobedience,” written by Henry David Thoreau, portrays the transcendental idea that the individual is more powerful than a group of people. In his book he uses many examples and ideas that support this idea. He also uses many figurative language such as similies, personification, and allusions as well.