Thursday, 23 October 2014

Walt Whitman

I think that he wrote it about a girl and a guy he liked. For the girl, he could have done something about it. He could have gotten to know her, he could have asked her out, they could have dated and all that cute stuff. 
But for the guy, he couldn't have done anything about it. Back then, they probably didn't allow gay, lesbian or bisexual relationships or marriages. So even thought he most likely had stronger feelings for the guy. Since he knows he can't do anything about his feelings for the guy he tried to keep them inside. Or he tells the guy, and the guy feels the same way, but someone finds out and then they can't see each other anymore. 

In this line : Passing stranger! you do not know how longingly I look upon you,
 I think that means that he's seen them before, and he might have developed feelings for a girl, or a guy. 
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3 comments:

  1. Neuf5 November 2014 at 15:06

    Interesting that you hold him to account if it was a girl… If love is love… should it matter?

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  2. Unknown18 November 2014 at 17:36

    Nice Post it's great how you thought it could be a boy or girl and then you and supporting details for you main ideas great job !!

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  3. Unknown25 November 2014 at 10:03

    Great explanation, I had a similar idea on my post about him liking a guy I had a different interpretation of those lines though, now I think different about Walt Whitmans poem.

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