Analysis Of Whitman's "Drum Taps" And "The Wound Dresser"
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Like most of the unprepared, naive Americans who believed the Civil
War would consist of a few short battles and little casualties, who then
after the war reached it's second year truly saw the Civil War for what it
really was- the bloodiest in America's history; Walt Whitman's "Drum Taps"
represe ....
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.... belief, one must delve into his earlier works. In
the first poem of "Drum Taps", "First O Songs For A Prelude" the poem
indicates to the reader that Whitman is staunchly enthusiastic towards the
first battle:
The tumultuous escort, the ranks of policemen preceding,
clearing the way, The unpent enthusiasm, the wild cheers
of the crowd for their favorites…War! Be it weeks, months,
or years, an arm'd race is advancing to welcome it.
As we can see, like most Americans, Whitman was pr ....
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