The Influence of Henry David Thoreau on Sinclair Lewis It would be easy to assume that author Sinclair Lewis shared nothing in common with Henry David Thoreau. ... Lewis's character of George Babbitt and Henry David Thoreau actually represent opposite extremes of an individual living in American society. ... In Sinclair Lewis's Babbitt and in Henry David Thoreau's Walden, independence plays a key role in the main characters' lives. ... Thoreau's simplemindedness in terms of food and diet can be seen in his disregard of yeast and even salt as a necess...

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