Walt Whitman 2

Part I of Essay
During the time period that Walter Whitman lived, there were many controversial things happening to the American people as a whole. One of the most strenuous upon society at the time was the Civil War. The Civil War created many problems in the lives of most Americans dur ....

Part II of Essay
.... an outcome of the war. A young man by the name of John Wilkes Booth killed one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States after the war just as something to revolt about due to the loss by the South. It’s hard to imagine how someone could do something like this to such a great man, especially after all he had done to help, and encourage the rights, and goodness for the people of America. This event gave Whitman the idea, and moved him in such a way that he wanted to show the pain that he himself felt inside. Thi ....