Essays on Song of Myself

Transcendentalism is a 19th century philosophical and religious movement that emphasized the rediscovery of nature and the interconnectedness of the self. Its adherents focused on the importance of spirit over matter, exchanging the objective world of reason and categories of common sense for the subjective world of ideas and the categories of the imagination. Transcendentalism…

Song of Myself is one of the well-known poems of Walt Whitman that could be found in the books. This poem has been created depicting the contemporary issues with regard to the civil war, which has taken place in the United States and other American states (Britannica Online Encyclopedia). As an analysis of the poem,…

Walt Whitman was looked upon as the forerunner of 20th Century poetry, praising democracy, and becoming a proclaimed poet of American democracy. He was known as the Son of Long Island, and he loved his country and everything about it. (Current, Williams, Freidel- page 292-293). Whitman lived during the time of the Civil War; a…

Specific ills that Miller diagnose in the America Dream The American Dream is an idea that originated from the Pilgrim Fathers and has remained in the American society. It is the belief that America is the land of opportunity where everyone can be great. The word dream is in fact probably the best way to…

Walt Whitman was an American Poet who was very influential and controversial due to his sexual imagery in his works. He’s a bold poet who brings to light shameless sexual desires and homosexuality that no one before him have since it was seen to be scandalous and unusual during his time. The theme of sexuality…

Walt Whitman a renowned American poet also referred to as the father of the free verse had a great mission of pushing for what can be well termed as a rebirth of a new nation, United States of America. His literary works show that all he wanted is a democratic nation that would embrace unity,…

Walt Whitman once wrote,“I exist as I am, that is enough”(Whitman, Song of Myself) .Walt lived his life by this quote, many people questioned the themes of his writings and found them obscure and obscene but he continued his themes and didn’t let anyone change his style. Walt was born into a non religious family…

Americans have so far put up with inequality because they felt they could change their status. They didn’t mind others being rich, as long as they had a path to move up as well. The American Dream is all about social mobility in a sense – the idea that anyone can make it. ” (Feared…

Arguable one of greatest works by Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself”, contains 52 sections. It was published in 1855 and later expanded under “Leaves of Grass” poetry collection. The first section of the poem, “I celebrate myself, and sing myself”, consists of 4 stanzas and 13 lines. The major theme in this section is “All…

What is man anyhow? What am I? What are you? asks Whitman. Who we are, what our purpose is and what the meaning of life is are all mysteries that man has tried to solve from his earliest history. Whitman and Emerson explore these ideas in their works, Song of Myself and Self Reliance. Whitman,…