Late Stage Misanthropy

Clyde keeps his excursions to a minimum. Thankfully, grocery trips, doctor visits, and dating have all become obsolete thanks to the computer. Only his biweekly liquor runs force him outdoors anymore.

His copy of Walden is now so tattered he contemplates returning it to the library and exchanging it for a new one. It's the thought of being confronted by the librarian more than the late charges that deter him.

Thoreau had his cabin, but Clyde finds solitude easier to come by in the city. He's surrounded by people and near constant reminders of why he'd rather be left alone.