Emerson and Thoreau. Despite their different backgrounds and experiences, Emerson and Thoreau shared a number of ideas. How can I compare their views...

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individualism and conformity, I would start with Emersons essay and Thoreaus Civil
Disobedience. You can find elements of individualism, nature and conformity in their other
writings, but these two directly address individualism and conformity. In Civil Disobedience,
Thoreau wrote a response about why he went to jail. He refused to pay a tax as a protest against
slavery. In other words, he would not support a government that endorsed slavery. He expresses
his...