Upon reading Whitman's Song of Myself, I came across an article that focuses on the religious epistemology of the poem along with the religious overtones that shape his views on humanity and reality. Whitman's dramatization of the human condition alludes to himself not being insignificant but powerful, sympathizing with the audience that they are just as potent as he to shape their lives. Through the poem's transcendental nature, I sensed something that could have been shaped from an Eastern philosophy- telling his readers to work on yourself before anything or anyone else (lines 30-31; You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me/ You shall listen to all sides and filter them for yourself).
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