As a Transcendentalist, Thoreau would be eager to see more people get back to nature. Transcendentalism refers to philosophical thought that all people and nature are inherently good - it is the society and technology which corrupts people. So Thoreau as a transcendentalist would want people to get back in touch with nature which they come from.
When you look for similarites in two things you read ,you UNDERSTAND , NOTICE Them. example when you read the novels, you WILL ,CAN notice that the setting in the both is Colorado.