![]() In this paper I would like to concentrate on one of his most important poems: Song of Myself - an exploration of the author himself, nature and his surroundings - especially the symbolism of “grass” in it. One can see in those examples how his work lives through time and still inspires people. I myself encountered his works first while reading John Green’s novel Paper Towns which contains quotes from Leaves of Grass and the American television series Breaking Bad in which Whitman and his work play a key role. ![]() sexuality and equality), but also because in my opinion everybody can get lost in his words, even people who don’t usually appreciate poetry. His work survived over the ages, and not just because he was one of the first poets to use free verse and talk about themes that were seen as inappropriate and scandalous at the time (e.g. It supports the fact that Walt Whitman was and is one of America’s most interesting persons and poets. That is what Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of America’s greatest Transcendentalists, had to say about his colleague Walt Whitman in a letter he wrote to him about Leaves of Grass which was later added to copies of Whitman’s book. I find it the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed.” ( Leaves of Grass, ix) “I am not blind to the worth of the wonderful gift of Leaves of Grass. ![]() Leaves of Grass as a ground-breaking American storyģ.3 Usage of symbols and ecology in the poem ![]()
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