"Going Out for a Walk": Thesis

          Due to the informality of Beerbohm’s essay, the thesis is not explicitly stated. After reading between the lines, one can assume that the thesis discusses the comparison between the societal norm of a walk being a productive task to Beerbohm’s opinion of a walk damaging the intelligence of individuals. “The man's face that was so mobile is set now; gone is the light from his fine eyes,” (1). Throughout his essay, he provides many valid reasons why people’s thought processes should no longer benefit from taking walks.

          When Beerbohm states, “My objection to it is that it stops the brain,” I believe he is trying to say that going for walks causes individual’s brains to clash with their souls, causing internal confusion. “‘To what destination,’ it suavely asks the soul, ‘and on what errand, are you sending the body?’—‘On no errand whatsoever,’ the soul makes answer, ‘and to no destination at all,’” (2). One can presume that the soul commands the body to walk, but the brain is constantly questioning why the body is going for a walk and where it will end up.

          Walks are commonly known to clear our minds and relax us, but are they relaxing us too much to the point where we lose our intellectual thoughts? We should never disregard the simplest moments in life such as going for a walk because the effect it can have on our minds can be traumatic. Beerbohm believes that walking is an act of stupidity that releases the intelligence an individual may have obtained prior to a walk. In conclusion, I think he is trying to portray the idea that something as straightforward as going for a walk can be just as complicated as anything else, depending on the way you perceive it.

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