On Walt Whitman's Crossing the Brooklyn Ferry

One and the Same         Walt Whitman asks himself and the reader of the poem, 'Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,' what significance a person's life holds in the scope of densely populated planet. The poem explores the difficulties of discovering the relevance of life. The methods that helped Whitman grasp his own idea of the importance of life are defined with some simple yet insightful and convincing observations. By living under and for the standards of others, …showed first 75 words of 867 total…

…showed last 75 words of 867 total…poem set his conclusion regarding the importance of interiority its results on the world. You furnish your parts toward eternity, Great or small, you furnish your parts toward the soul.          Whitman himself ignored the social standards of his day and by doing what fulfilled his personal goals, he established his own eternal identity as one of the greatest American poets. 'Crossing Brooklyn Ferry' communicates Whitman's ideas about life in an discrete but highly effective manner.