Odd+Fellow+v.+Transcendentalists+-+Nov.+29

Write a detailed paragraph (one sided on loose-leaf paper) explaining what Thoreau means by the statement

//"The American has dwindled into an Odd Fellow, one who be known by the development of his organ of gregariousness, and a manifest lack of intellect and cheerful self-reliance; whose first and chief concern, on coming into the world, is to see that the Almshouses are in good repair; and before yet he has lawfully donned the virile garb, to collect a during for the support of the window and ourphans that may be; who, in short, ventures to live only by the aid of the Mutual Insurance company, which has promised to bury him decently".//

Then, examine the rhetoric used to convey the meaning you explained. Do not write a full paragraph, but several details to explain. Bullets, with substance, will suffice.