Thoreau

c. Individual follows his own set of rules
While Emerson and Thoreau certainly have difference of opinions, they recognize the need for public discussion and discourse.
a.“Self-Reliance” and “Civil Disobedience” supports individuality and personal expression.
b. Views of society and government
c. Passionate belief in the necessity of rights

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The two authors Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau, are similar in many ways. A first example would be their clear love of nature, and their surroundings. Another example would be their view towards government, although ones opinion may be a bit more "radical" than the others. And for a third example, they both were non-conformists, and believed in a laid back life-style.
The first reason, and perhaps the most obvious due to both author's work, would be their love of nature. Both Emerson and Thoreau lived in wooded areas, and spent time out doors. Thoreau while in concord, studied nature. Emerson believed that each individual had "a spark of divinity, and that people should search for truths in nature. Emerson lived on Walden pond, where Thoreau also lived for a while. And due to their books, and the content in them, you can tell right off hand that they both loved nature.
Both Emerson and Thoreau had different views about the government system, and both were basically the same in principle, they just wanted conditions in government to improve. In Thoreau's Civil Disobedience he almost encourages people to act against the government, until conditions change. Thoreau, also believed that the government shouldn't be getting into everything, and that it should just let people be instead of interfering. Emerson's opinions on government I believe were a bit more docile then Thoreau's who, like I said before seemed to want people to stand against the government, he believed that there is only so much the government should be able to do, they shouldn't be able to control our lives, but they shouldn't be powerless either.
Both of the two authors, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and David Henry Thoreau, were non-conformists, and believed in individualism. Emerson, who believed there was "that each person contained a spark of divinity" and that it should be found through nature or through yourself. Thoreau, who was also very into the individual life style, thought that, one can only be happy if you live as who you truly are.
There are many of different ways that these two authors are similar. Such as how both authors love nature, and their natural surroundings. The fact that they both were for some sort of change in government. And lastly, how Emerson, and Thoreau, both believed in individualism.