So I didn't have a chance to bring this up in class so I decided to bring it up in the blog. It's about the adjectives Allen Ginsberg chose to describe Walt Whitman: childless and a lonely old grubber. I think that he chose these words to emphasize how he is viewed differently from everyone else.
In the previous paragraph, Ginsberg seems to create the image of what is 'normal' in a family: a man, a woman, and children. The words seem to just point out that he is lacking such elements in his life. Thoughts?
Also, while on the topic of the poem, what do you guys think a good essay topic would be? I guess one could be about acceptance in society...
I don't know. Other ideas would be appreciated.
Mary Quien
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As we were discussing this poem in class, I was actually trying to assess what sorts of questions would be found on the AP exam in relation to this kind of poem.
Here are a few that I wrote down:
"Does one pick a lifestyle that correlates with the views of his/her role model, or does one live similarly to his/her role model?"
"How is a writer's work affected by historical figures/writers? Is this positive or negative?"
"When a writer idolizes another writer, does his/her work lose its sense of uniqueness?"
(Sam Maliha)
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