>>1051058Even if it is obvious, it's worth mentioning. I think a lot of /out/ists will relate to the philosophy he lays out in the beginning and uses as a rationale for setting out -- simple living, not being tied down by material possessions, independence and self-reliance, disconnect from society or rather dealing with it on your own terms, assuming you are solitary and introspective. Then there are the breathtaking descriptions of his spot, the trees and the pond, animals and their noises, his moments of satisfaction and peace by a candle in his cabin, his encounters with visitors...
I want to recommend Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. It's mostly about traveling through Southern France and Spain to make it to the running of the bulls, but there's a spectacular chapter where the self-insert goes fishing with a buddy that really captures the feeling of being out.
