Rereading Whitman was a different read than the first time I went through it. First I was trying to get the main points of his writing and had to generalize his arguments. But the second time was more enjoyable because I was already a little familiar with it and could just enjoy how he writes. He has a lot to say, and the content can be overwhelming. I like his style even better than what he has to say. Here's a quotation from his work that I find interesting:
"The problem of humanity...is to be finally met and treated by literature" (760).
I'm not sure what the problem of humanity is or what I can do about it. I'm guessing it's a sort of feeling of incompleteness. We often want to learn more, do more, and be more than we currently are. Literature is a way for us to express ourselves and go about solving problems.
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