Read this excerpt from “Solitude” by Henry David Thoreau. What sort of space is that which separates a man from his fellows and makes him solitary? I have found that no exertion of the legs can bring two minds much nearer to one another. How does Thoreau distinguish between being alone and being alienated?

1.He distinguishes between being solitary or alone and suffering from loneliness in the company of others.

2. He notes that being physically active is not the same as being fully alive if one is not connecting with others.

3.He notes that neither physical distance nor proximity impacts the mental connections people have with one another.

4.He distinguishes between physical proximity and mental proximity in combating loneliness.