Many readers take issue with some of Thoreau's suggestions, which are sometimes purposely outrageous to provoke thought. Consider at least one of Thoreau's suggestions for living found in your readings. Examine the suggestion, pointing out some problems with applying it to real life.
Respond to the following question in an essay (200-300 words): What is Thoreau's purpose in proposing this example?

MLA Style.

Must use references from following sources:

"American Literature 1820-1865: Introduction and Timeline"

"Washington Irving," "Rip Van Winkle," and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

"James Fenimore Cooper", "FromThe Pioneers," and "FromThe Last of the Mohicans"

"Catherine Maria Sedgewick," and "FromHope Leslie"

"Ralph Waldo Emerson", "Nature," "The American Scholar," "The Divinity School Address" and "Self-Reliance"

"Native Americans: Resistance and Removal,"

"Henry David Thoreau," "Resistance to Civil Government," and "Walden, or Life in the Woods, chapters 1-3