Question

Are the ideas expressed by Thoreau and Emerson different or similar? Use text evidence from both selections to support your answer. (This question counts a greater percentage of your grade in this Lesson.)

Answer 1

Answer: Both of them believed that people should search for the truths in nature. Both emerson and thoreau believed in living a simple life. Thoreau believed that if life is lived in a hurry, it is a waste. Both emerson and thoreau simplified life by separating themselves from civilization.