Song+of+Myself

Written By Walt Whitman in 1955.

What the songs about: -The song talks about what he likes in life and what makes him happy and what he thinks about himself. He then talks about what scares him in life and what fears him the most.

How this relates to Transidentalism: -This poem is strongly related to transcendentalism, in one part he talks about his desire to "live amongst the animals" and to find divinity in the insects. He hopes to show in the theme in his poems that man should follow and realize his potential. He sees that everyone no matter how different they are on the outside, they are all the same on the inside and are all connected through a common unity called over soul.