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Thoreau's experiment at Walden Pond serves as a critique of which aspect of 19th-century American society?
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The isolation of rural communities

The lack of educational opportunities

The growing materialism and spiritual emptiness of industrial progress

The influence of European culture

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The growing materialism and spiritual emptiness of industrial progress.

Thoreau’s experiment at Walden Pond was intended to show the value of simple living and self-reliance and to criticize the consumerism, conformity, and spiritual decline produced by industrialization and pursuit of wealth.