13 agos 1855 año - song of the open road

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written by walt whitman, poem romanticising the west and the fronteir. From the point of view of america, “I” is from america’s perspective
A promise that the future is better than the present, all you need to do is keep moving
“Whoever you are, come travel with me!”
Shows democracy valued
“I think i could stop here myself, and do miracles; i think whatever i shall meet on the road i shall like, and whoever behold me shall like me; i think whoever i see must be happy”
Romanticizing
“Afoot and lighthearted, i take to the open road, healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me, leading wherever i choose”
Romanticism the west and america’s manifest destiny
“Forever alive, forever forward, stately, solemn, sad, withdrawn, baffled, mad, turbulent, feeble, dissatisfied, desperate, proud, fond, sick, accepted by men, rejected by men, They go! They go! I know that they go, but i know not where they go; but i know that they go toward the best- toward something great.”

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