“A Supermarket in California” is a poem written by Allen Ginsberg. Taking into account of the speaker’s past magnificent works, it made me think the author is trying to analyze his self-identity. Conceivably, this is Allen Ginsberg himself looking for a deeper connection with feelings of emptiness in his sub-consciousness. Is the author creating more space in his own sovereign reality? In other words, is this creating less dense by clearing out the disconnected emotions and readjusting with fresh attitudes in this new sense of mind?
As Ginsberg wonders about his spirituality, the author personifies himself as Walt Whitman. The character he describes does not exist in this poem. Allen Ginsberg wants to be Walt Whitman. He wants to be …show more content…
We talk about being found, but isn’t it more fun to get lost? Aren’t we all wanderers, whether in a supermarket aisle, in the streets, in our homes? Why do we love open spaces? Why not small beautiful cozy spaces? The message Ginsberg is trying to convey to us is we want to be the traveler in search of signification. The speaker’s last stanza states, “Where are we going, Walt Whitman?” He is asking himself what is the future going to be like? What about the nature of life? What is going to happen to “the lost America”? He refers America as his world. Ginsberg is mourning of his inability grow. As the old saying goes, the last question from Ginsberg’s poem, “hit the final nail in the coffin.” He admits, “what America did you have when Charon quit poling his ferry and you disappear on the black waters of Lethe?” Charon in mythology is the ferryman that takes souls into the underworld. And Lethe is one of several rivers in the underworld. To put it differently, Apple a prominent company known for its iPhone, iPod, and personal computers, accustomed to its brilliant creativities under Steve Jobs. Conversely, after the sudden passing of Steve Jobs, Apple’s future suddenly seems less
As Ginsberg wonders about his spirituality, the author personifies himself as Walt Whitman. The character he describes does not exist in this poem. Allen Ginsberg wants to be Walt Whitman. He wants to be …show more content…
We talk about being found, but isn’t it more fun to get lost? Aren’t we all wanderers, whether in a supermarket aisle, in the streets, in our homes? Why do we love open spaces? Why not small beautiful cozy spaces? The message Ginsberg is trying to convey to us is we want to be the traveler in search of signification. The speaker’s last stanza states, “Where are we going, Walt Whitman?” He is asking himself what is the future going to be like? What about the nature of life? What is going to happen to “the lost America”? He refers America as his world. Ginsberg is mourning of his inability grow. As the old saying goes, the last question from Ginsberg’s poem, “hit the final nail in the coffin.” He admits, “what America did you have when Charon quit poling his ferry and you disappear on the black waters of Lethe?” Charon in mythology is the ferryman that takes souls into the underworld. And Lethe is one of several rivers in the underworld. To put it differently, Apple a prominent company known for its iPhone, iPod, and personal computers, accustomed to its brilliant creativities under Steve Jobs. Conversely, after the sudden passing of Steve Jobs, Apple’s future suddenly seems less