... on the various aspects of earthly life, the two literary classics visibly share a common concern for the functions of society, and it is evident that Sinclair Lewis, in his satirical voice, actually viewed the work of Thoreau with the utmost respect. Lewis's character of George Babbitt and Henry David Thoreau actually represent opposite extremes of an individual living in American society ... obligated to entertain, so when Babbitt is looking at the problem, he sees that he is the problem, not society. Therefore he tries to solve the problem by taking a more active role in the world. Th...

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