In canto 15 of "Song of Myself," Walt Whitman describes a ranges of people that he "weave[s] the song of myself" (Whitman Canto 15). He writes brief but concise descriptions of all the jobs and how the people with those jobs fit into the community. His point of view maintains optimistic, mostly focusing on the positive side of events, but he is not naive or ignorant of the negative side. Under his eyes, everyone is equal, everyone has a purpose, and no one should judge or be judged. His descriptions project vivid imagines on the readers' minds. After reading the entire canto, readers' minds are overwhelmed with all the distinct characters that have just passed their minds. Whitman describes all the vastly different people to prove that he is the ultimate companion of all men and that he ( the "I" in the poem) is equal to all men. This enforces his statement that the song of myself is sung to himself and to everyone because everyone is the same and him and he is the same as everyone else.
Author: Yuhan Wang
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