The major theme of "life without principle" is
a. freedom.
b. government.
c. religion.
d. economics.

The major theme of Life Without Principle is (A) freedom.

Thoreau wrote the essay to discuss how each person is caught up in society and constant, grueling cycle of amassing wealth. He felt that each person should live according to his own rules and therefore have freedom from the chains of society.

1. both men a determined to break douglass.

2. douglass is still considered to be one of captain anthony's possessions.

3. douglass escapes to freedom in the north and changes his name.

4. the events are usually written from a distance in time.

5. the recording of events in chronological order.