Witty Whitman
Step one:
At first glance, Whitman's notebook appears to be written all in cursive and the first page is a little hard to make out. There appears to be an address written down, although it is difficult to tell the location. On the second page, Whitman begins to write a conversation between him and Abraham Lincoln. He mentions religion, which leads me to believe Whitman may have been religious and incorporated that into many of his poems. I also noticed that words and sentences are crossed out throughout the notebook, which could reveal that Whitman changed up his thoughts a lot. He also may have not cared for appearance, as he crossed them out rather than erasing them. Although I cannot make out what is written, Whitman writes rhetorical questions in his notebook. This is significant as it shows that he was curious, as well as wrote down all his thoughts even if he didn't have a clear answer for them. Whitman's notebooks include various drawings of different men. From these, it is clear that he was a talented artist. I am able to tell that one drawing is of Lincoln, but the rest just appear to be random men.
Step two:
The address inside the front cover of Whitman's notebook is a tailor's from Brooklyn, NY. He must have either had a personal connection to this person or needed to remember it for a specific reason. Whitman never spoke to Abraham Lincoln in real life, so the conversation he writes between them is imaginary. This reveals that he must have looked up to Lincoln as a political figure. In the part where Whitman brings up religion, he writes "two religions- platforms", which is said to reflect his thoughts on the political and philosophical divide that was splitting up the nation. This reveals that Whitman was also a political person and most likely had contrasting thoughts regarding religion. On another page of his notebook, Whitman addresses a poem to "Libertad". His reason for his use of the Spanish word for liberty is unknown, though it is significant as it shows he may have had influence from Spanish countries or leaders.
It is revealed that the drawings in Whitman's notebook were likely drawn by one of his drinking buddies, and not by Whitman himself as he never drew or doodled. The first drawing is of Whitman himself, resembling a photograph taken during the time. The fact that other people drew in his notebook reveals that Whitman was comfortable passing it around and sharing it his thoughts with others. He most likely was also comfortable with discussing his poems and thoughts with others, rather than keeping things to himself.
At first glance, Whitman's notebook appears to be written all in cursive and the first page is a little hard to make out. There appears to be an address written down, although it is difficult to tell the location. On the second page, Whitman begins to write a conversation between him and Abraham Lincoln. He mentions religion, which leads me to believe Whitman may have been religious and incorporated that into many of his poems. I also noticed that words and sentences are crossed out throughout the notebook, which could reveal that Whitman changed up his thoughts a lot. He also may have not cared for appearance, as he crossed them out rather than erasing them. Although I cannot make out what is written, Whitman writes rhetorical questions in his notebook. This is significant as it shows that he was curious, as well as wrote down all his thoughts even if he didn't have a clear answer for them. Whitman's notebooks include various drawings of different men. From these, it is clear that he was a talented artist. I am able to tell that one drawing is of Lincoln, but the rest just appear to be random men.
Step two:
The address inside the front cover of Whitman's notebook is a tailor's from Brooklyn, NY. He must have either had a personal connection to this person or needed to remember it for a specific reason. Whitman never spoke to Abraham Lincoln in real life, so the conversation he writes between them is imaginary. This reveals that he must have looked up to Lincoln as a political figure. In the part where Whitman brings up religion, he writes "two religions- platforms", which is said to reflect his thoughts on the political and philosophical divide that was splitting up the nation. This reveals that Whitman was also a political person and most likely had contrasting thoughts regarding religion. On another page of his notebook, Whitman addresses a poem to "Libertad". His reason for his use of the Spanish word for liberty is unknown, though it is significant as it shows he may have had influence from Spanish countries or leaders.
It is revealed that the drawings in Whitman's notebook were likely drawn by one of his drinking buddies, and not by Whitman himself as he never drew or doodled. The first drawing is of Whitman himself, resembling a photograph taken during the time. The fact that other people drew in his notebook reveals that Whitman was comfortable passing it around and sharing it his thoughts with others. He most likely was also comfortable with discussing his poems and thoughts with others, rather than keeping things to himself.
Hey. I really liked reading your blog post. I like how you organized your blog. A suggestion that I would make is that although the words were hard to make it, you could have included textual evidence from what you could read to support your assumptions and you could analyze it. This could really help out the blog because I feel like you make a lot of assumptions but without evidence, you can support it/justify it and it just remains assumptions. Overall, I liked your blog post, Good job.
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