It's possible that Knight believed he was one of the few sane people left. He was confounded by the idea that passing the prime of your life in a cubicle, spending hours a day at a computer, in exchange for money, was considered acceptable, but relaxing in a tent in the woods was disturbed. Observing the trees was indolent; cutting them down was enterprising. What did Knight do for a living? He lived for a living. .Michael Finkel
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In the essay, "It's possible that Knight believed he was one of the few sane people left," the author talks about the state of society. The author states that although many people have a cubicle type of job, they don't have a tent in the woods style of life. In society today, a lot of people work a lot of hours a day for a lot of money, but they also do what it takes to live off the land. In this society, no one is comfortable with what they have done to get there without being disturbed by their surroundings. In this essay, the author uses William Knight as an example of someone who had a cubicle type of job and yet still had a tent in the woods style of life.
Source: The Stranger In The Woods: The Extraordinary Story Of The Last True Hermit
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