Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Whitman's Preface Leaves of Grass

I didn't really fully understand what he was trying to say.
Walt Whitman said that America was a “poem” and itself was essentially the greatest poem. He tried to make America more unique and unite nation. I think at that time America was in a divided nation because of the problem of race. He attempted to make America an equal nation with justice and liberty.
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  1. NotsartreMarch 23, 2010 at 8:49 AM

    Whitman is basically telling us that things are changing. The way of life in this new land is not the same as the life that it emerged from. The new ways must take over. The house must have a new master. He tries to be clear that the old master of the house was best for its time, but the new will be best for its time. In short, it is time for a change.

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