Friendship- Henry David Thoreau

For my second essay, I intend to use a poem by Henry David Thoreau, titled, “Friendship.” The poem is essentially about the true meaning of friendship, and how love can be intertwined with that friendship. For the research aspect of the paper, I have checked out both a fictional book and non-fictional book. “Dear John” by Nicholas Sparks is a book that exemplifies friendship that turns into marriage. I believe this will help enhance my paper because it demonstrates how strong a friendship can be. I have also checked out a non-fictional book titled, “Friendship, being ourselves with others,” by Graham Little. This book discusses close relationships with others and how they form and are bonded. I believe these two books are going to be extremely beneficial for my essay because they will help make the poem clearer, so I can have a greater chance of getting to the poet’s original intent.