In paragraphs three and four of “Where I Lived and What I Lived For” in Walden, how does Thoreau contrast the way he lives with the way others live? He believes that his life will last long, whereas he believes others’ lives will be quite brief. He considers his life extremely odd and unusual, and he considers others’ lives far more sensible. He believes his life to be extremely simple, and he believes others’ lives to be needlessly complicated. He considers his way of life easy for him but perhaps too difficult and harsh for other people.

he has become more humble and patient in battle.

"it's more of an essay than story, but perhaps it is best described as a mood-piece: it uses a lot of musical imagery, not to mention sea imagery, religious imagery, and any other imagery that suits his purpose."

answer: b) bubbling its way

explanation: an adjective is a word or a group of words that modifies a noun (name, thing, place,

in this case, the first option "to heartily enjoy" isn't describing or modifying any noun, the third option "hiking along merrily" is describing an action but it doesn't modify any noun, the last option "beside us" is just a preposition that indicates position, so the correct answer is the second one: "bubbling its way" because it is modifying the noun "stream".