Who influenced the start of brook farm but never lived there?

a. karl marx.

b. nathaniel hawthorne.

c. herman melville.

d. robert owen.

e. charles fourier?

The correct answer E. The ideas of Charles Fourier inspired not only the Brook farm but also many other utopian communities like Utopia and La Reunion. This society was based on the ideas of socialism as all the members were part of shared stock company and everyone received the same amount profits for the same amount of work they performed.