Crossing Brooklyn Ferry: One And The Same
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Walt Whitman asks himself and the reader of the poem, "Crossing
Brooklyn Ferry," what significance a person's life holds in the scope of
densely populated planet. The poem explores the difficulties of
discovering the relevance of life. The methods that helped Whitman grasp
his own idea of the im ....
Middle of paper
.... one person's life different from the next? Whitman
leaves the apprehension that the distinguishing characteristics are few.
Whitman informs the audience that he has lead the same life as they, who
lead the same life as their children will and their ancestors did. The
poet questions the significance of a person's achievements by asking, "My
great thoughts as I supposed them, were they not in reality meagre [sic]?"
It would be hard for any person to measure their self-accomplishments on
the pla ....
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