What would Henry David Thoreau, a transcendentalist in the 19th century, think if he were to visit our society today? I think Mr. Thoreau would be very disappointed at the lack of simplicity like there was in the 1800's, the lack of bonding with nature, and the fast paced speed at which everything has advanced to. With simplicity being the main transcendentalist idea, Thoreau would greatly criticize such advanced things as, the television or the …showed first 75 words of 720 total…

…showed last 75 words of 720 total…clear-cutting and housing development by cutting down trees is completely opposite to the transcendentalist idea of preserving nature.         Based on my research and studies, I had concluded that Henry David Thoreau would be tremendously disappointed with the society today, in that since the 19th century, we have undergone many technological advances, sped the pace of life up a lot, and we also have become more industrialized because we have made room from cutting down trees.