Question

in civil disobedience, what happens right after the townspeople locked the door on thoreaus meditations? thoreau imagines that the meditations symbolically follow the jailers out of the door thoreau begins to write this essay explaining his meditations. thoreau laughs as he thinks of how naive his jailers are. thoreau wonders if he could have been asked to do community service

Explanation:

In "Civil Disobedience", after the townspeople lock the door on Thoreau's meditations, he imagines that the meditations symbolically follow the jailers out of the door. This aligns with his philosophical stance and the themes of the essay.

Answer:

Thoreau imagines that the meditations symbolically follow the jailers out of the door