People normally try to find ways to become spiritual and connect with the natural life around them. Transcendentalism is the belief that humans have individual power. To have power can mean that you have power with the nature around you, and most people try to practice spiritual lives. The power of nature can be a strong individual power. According to, Google’s definition system, Transcendentalism means “an idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism”. To Walt Whitman and the other Transcendentalist artists that followed along side with him all believed that being connected to nature was a must. It can also be seen as connecting the human soul to nature. Walt Whitman was
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In part twenty-six, he writes, “Now I will do nothing but listen… I hear bravuras of birds, bustle of growing wheat, gossip of flames, clack of sticks cooking my meals, I hear the sound I love, the sound of the human voice, I hear all sounds running together, combined, fused or following..” This falls under the catalog and repetition. It fits catalog because he lists what he hears and describes them and it also fits repetition because he says, “I…” repeatedly. Whitman talks about what he hears in nature. According to Google, Whitman’s original title for his poem was “Leaves of Grass.” The uses of “leaves” instead of “blades” gives the poem a more calm and poetic tone instead of harsh and violent …show more content…
In part forty-one, Whitman writes, “Taking myself the exact dimensions of Jehovah, Lithographing Kronos, Zeus his son, and Hercules his grandson, Buying drafts of Osiris, Isis, Belus, Brahma, Buddha, In my portfolio placing Manito loose, Allah on a leaf, the crucifix engraved, With Odin and the hideous-faced Mexitli and every idol and image…” Whitman uses this strategy because in Transcendentalism they believe in nature and you cannot get any closer to nature than by believing in a God. Humans always tried to connect to nature by creating multiple gods to explain why something happened. He does not like churches and all, however, he does not like it. In part fourty-three, he writes, "I do not despise you priests" Whitman shows that he believes more into the power of a person who believes in God than in the power of a person who uses God for his own
In part twenty-six, he writes, “Now I will do nothing but listen… I hear bravuras of birds, bustle of growing wheat, gossip of flames, clack of sticks cooking my meals, I hear the sound I love, the sound of the human voice, I hear all sounds running together, combined, fused or following..” This falls under the catalog and repetition. It fits catalog because he lists what he hears and describes them and it also fits repetition because he says, “I…” repeatedly. Whitman talks about what he hears in nature. According to Google, Whitman’s original title for his poem was “Leaves of Grass.” The uses of “leaves” instead of “blades” gives the poem a more calm and poetic tone instead of harsh and violent …show more content…
In part forty-one, Whitman writes, “Taking myself the exact dimensions of Jehovah, Lithographing Kronos, Zeus his son, and Hercules his grandson, Buying drafts of Osiris, Isis, Belus, Brahma, Buddha, In my portfolio placing Manito loose, Allah on a leaf, the crucifix engraved, With Odin and the hideous-faced Mexitli and every idol and image…” Whitman uses this strategy because in Transcendentalism they believe in nature and you cannot get any closer to nature than by believing in a God. Humans always tried to connect to nature by creating multiple gods to explain why something happened. He does not like churches and all, however, he does not like it. In part fourty-three, he writes, "I do not despise you priests" Whitman shows that he believes more into the power of a person who believes in God than in the power of a person who uses God for his own