Question

DIscuss why the theme of universality is important in Whitman's Song of Myself and identify a particular passage where you believe that importance is most effectively demonstrated. (This question is not asking WHAT universality is. Your answer will demonstrate that knowledge. It's asking WHY the theme is important in Song of Myself.)

Answer 1

Whiteman’s poem is an unabashed celebration all about himself exemplify the “Transcendental Movement'' to a” T”.The poem had no title when first published in the collection,'' Leaves of Grass” it was called a poem of Walt whitman, and American until he changed it in 18812 Song of Myself. a reflection of the work’s broader implication, that the divine spirit resides within all of us and that we have knowledge about ourselves that transcends the world around us we see all, all are part of everything and condemn nothing.

There are three important themes; the idea of the self, the identification of the self with other selves and the poet's relationship with the elements of nature and the universe. houses and rooms were present civilization; perfumes signify individual selves; and the atmosphere symbolises the universal self. The self is conceived as a spiritual entity which remains relatively permanent in and through the changing flux of ideas and experiences which constitute its conscious life. the self comprises ideas, experiences, psychological States and spiritual insights.. the concept of self is the most significant aspect of white man's mind and 8.

To Whiteman, the self is both individual and universal. man has an individual self, virus the world or Cosmos has a Universal or cosmic self. The poet wishes to maintain the identity of his Individual self and if he decides too much it with the universal self, which involves the identification of the poet's shelf with mankind and the mystical union of the poet with God, the absolute self, sexual union is a figurative anticipation of spiritual Union. Thus the poet's ecstasy is both physical and spiritual, and he develops a sense of loving brotherhood with God and with all mankind. even the most common place objects suggest leaves, and stones contain The Infinite universe.

“ Songs of Myself” is a good example of the stylistic features of leaves of grass. white man's style reflects his individualism. He once wrote to horace trouble his biographer: “I sometimes think the leaves are only a language experiment” words for white mint have both a natural and a spiritual significance. colloquial words unite the natural with the spiritual, and therefore he uses many colloquial expressions.