num_pages: 103
description: "If the law is of such a nature that it requires you to be an agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law." So wrote the young Henry David Thoreau in 1849. Three years earlier, Thoreau had put his belief into action and refused to pay taxes because of the United States government's involvement in the Mexican War, which Thoreau firmly believed was unjust. For his daring and unprecedented act of protest, he was thrown in jail. The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail is a celebrated dramatic presentation of this famous act of civil disobedience and its consequences. Its poignant, lively, and accessible scenes offer a compelling exploration of Thoreau's philosophy and life.
language: English
title: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
titlecomplete: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
characters: Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson
genres: Classics, Drama, Theatre, Philosophy, Plays, Read For School, High School, School, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 2511
places: Concord, Massachusetts
publisher: Hill and Wang