Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond for two years primarily because he Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond for two years primarily because he
A. was poor
B. believed urban areas were polluted and dangerous
C. sought to find greater meaning to his life by living a solitary existence in nature
D. was a marginal figure in society who had failed to achieve conventional success
E. to protest being a part of a country and government in which slavery was legal