The Three Types Of Men In Thoreau's Civil Disobedience

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The historical and literary references Ellison employs emphasize how society is best served by controversial and conscientious individuals (through their _____ actions). Following the condescending first sentence, Ellison utilizes Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” to stress how there are three types of men: “wooden men [, men who] serve the state chiefly with their heads [, and the] very few [who] serve the state with their consciences” (1). The wooden men and the men who serve the state with their heads are criticized for not having a conscience, while the men who do use their conscience are praised. Those without a conscience are “worth only as horses and dogs” and “are as likely to serve the Devil, without intending it, as God” (1), but those
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