... in common with Henry David Thoreau. At first glance, Lewis's popular satirical novel Babbitt would appear to be a completely different work from Thoreau's philosophical classic Walden, uninspired by and possibly even disputing Thoreauvian principles. Upon closer inspection, however, it can be seen that both touch upon the same ideas. The ... George Babbitt's life is one of mockery. He makes Babbitt out to be so conformist that it is ridiculous. This in turn gets the reader to reevaluate himself on the grounds of being too quick to comply. Though Babbitt may be the ultra conformist, he d...

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