Walt Whitman as the American Conscience of the 19th Century.
Walt Whitman is a man of character and prestige. He is someone that can be looked back.
on, and seen as the American Conscience of the 19th Century. Whitman is known worldwide and.
his works are major literary pieces. He wrote about life in its most simplistic form, and was also.
an idealist. Mr. Whitman made a name for himself, and also a new literary era. He was not afraid.
of standing up for what he believed in, and he made life happy and full of joy. Many of.
Whitman's Works were written to remember prominent people of the past such as Abraham.
Lincoln, past significant events in American history such as the Civil War, and living experiences.
that he which he would put into poetry form. He lived life out to its fullest, taking in all that he.
could. Whitman would not write just about one topic, just as the other Transcendentalists did,.
but he broadened and wrote about the Universe and aspects of it. .
As a poet, Walt Whitman influenced much of society through many different pieces. One.
of his poems that gained much recognition was "Leaves of Grass," and he did not even get.
noticed right away. The only person that really saw the goodness of this work was Emerson. .
Whitman left quite and impression and indentation on the American public and literature with this.
lengthy poetry. "Leaves of Grass" is a compilation of many poems that took and extensive time.
writing, and many experiences. He also wrote "Song of Myself" which was his most powerful.
piece of literary work. In this he analyzed life and he brought the joys of it and exposed them to.
the world. "And chalked in large letters on a board, Be of good cheer, we will not desert you;".
says from poem 33. When Whitman speaks through his poem he repeatedly uses the word "I,".
and in doing so he is referring to the American Public. Whitman writes about different events as if.
he was actually apart of them, and he explains them in great detail.
