Walt Whitman the poet of American inclusion
Walt Whitman the poet of American inclusion
Walt Whitman used his poems as a way of illustrating how he saw the perfect utopia that could be the “new world’ if only all of the diverse people that made up the American nation could come together and embrace one another.
Whitman’s poems have a way of connecting people with their neighbors who may have been geographically close but where culturally, economically and ethnically worlds apart.
In many ways Whitman is not so different from more modern authors like Alex Haley who wrote the book “Roots” or Arthur Laurents the author of West side Story. Both of these authors are examples of writers who used their craft to bring a new view to the people of their time through art. “Whitman constructed an inclusive, all-embracing identity that could, as he characterized it, "contain multitudes." American Passages - Unit 5. Masculine Heroes: Authors." American Passages - Unit 5. Masculine Heroes
From the readings it is easy to see that Whitman was a poet of democracy. He saw our country in state of transformation. Walt Whitman was criticized by many for the expression of his views, however he showed his reader’s his vision for unity. Whitman used his poems to capture many things that everyone could relate with such as national identity, professions, romance and sex. “Many literary critics were shocked by Whitman's convention-defying style, reviewing the work as "reckless and indecent" and "a mass of stupid filth." American Passages - Unit 5. Masculine Heroes: Authors." American Passages - Unit 5. Masculine Heroes. These are topics that everyone is connected to regardless of age, gender race or class. He wrote poems that in many ways could be considered prophetic of America.
Whitman’s poetry and work during the civil war serving a nurse to soldiers shows his true compassion for his fellow Americans, The similarities between “Song of Myself" and the Sermon on the Mount are quite apparent. In that poem he speaks of washing
Walt Whitman used his poems as a way of illustrating how he saw the perfect utopia that could be the “new world’ if only all of the diverse people that made up the American nation could come together and embrace one another.
Whitman’s poems have a way of connecting people with their neighbors who may have been geographically close but where culturally, economically and ethnically worlds apart.
In many ways Whitman is not so different from more modern authors like Alex Haley who wrote the book “Roots” or Arthur Laurents the author of West side Story. Both of these authors are examples of writers who used their craft to bring a new view to the people of their time through art. “Whitman constructed an inclusive, all-embracing identity that could, as he characterized it, "contain multitudes." American Passages - Unit 5. Masculine Heroes: Authors." American Passages - Unit 5. Masculine Heroes
From the readings it is easy to see that Whitman was a poet of democracy. He saw our country in state of transformation. Walt Whitman was criticized by many for the expression of his views, however he showed his reader’s his vision for unity. Whitman used his poems to capture many things that everyone could relate with such as national identity, professions, romance and sex. “Many literary critics were shocked by Whitman's convention-defying style, reviewing the work as "reckless and indecent" and "a mass of stupid filth." American Passages - Unit 5. Masculine Heroes: Authors." American Passages - Unit 5. Masculine Heroes. These are topics that everyone is connected to regardless of age, gender race or class. He wrote poems that in many ways could be considered prophetic of America.
Whitman’s poetry and work during the civil war serving a nurse to soldiers shows his true compassion for his fellow Americans, The similarities between “Song of Myself" and the Sermon on the Mount are quite apparent. In that poem he speaks of washing