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Democratic Vistas and Other Papers

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Whitman proposed, optimistically, that America's shortcomings would be overcome in time: "by recognizing the worth of common people, dramatized especially in the selfless heroism of the Civil War soldiers; by cultivating both individuality and social unity; by having faith in the electoral process ..; by permitting women to develop fully in many ways; by seeing that America is steadily developing through its current practical, business-oriented phase toward a time when great 'bards' will arise, producing a true democratic literature that will instill much-needed religiosity and moral conscience into American life."

I will never have the right words to express my love for Walt Whitman's writing and mind. His, "Democratic Vistas", are a phenomenal piece of literature. He explores the concepts of a true democracy. He reminds us of the values of education, love, and unity. His democracy becomes a utopia for us all.

So far as his other writings. I found his short stories very interesting. I especially liked, Death of a Schoolboy. His journal entries are very moving. In particular his mentionings of the Civil War. The history Whitman saw in his lifetime was very dence. The perspective he gives among an explosion of change and advancment is enlightening. I think it should be a requirement for living in America, to read Whitman's Vistas.