An examination on Whitman’s view on religion indicates that he does not agree with the Christian ideology. This is clear in line 1270 when he says that, “The soul is not more than the body, and I have said that the body is not more than the soul” (Whitman line 1270). He claims that the body and soul are the same. This is against Christian teachings that the soul is more important since the soul is eternal while the body is only earthly. He further challenges the view of God in line 1271 and writes “And nothing, not God, is greater to …show more content…
In lines 1-3, she says, “The Brain is wider than the Sky, For-put them side by side,The one the other will contain” (Dickinson 598 lines 1-3). She claims that human consciousness is equal to God. Her poem indicates that the brain is capable of doing many things which includes understanding itself, life and the universe. In her conclusion, she says that, “The Brain is just the weight of God,For Heft them Pound for pound,and they will differ if they do,as syllable from sound” (Dickinson 598 lines 9-12). This undermines Christian religious views about the status of God. Just like Whitman, her poem also emphasizes on individualism by showing how special and powerful human consciousness and understanding