s not have a companion. Many people believe that this mimics Whitman’s life. Living in a life of social separation much of the time, he still managed to succeed not only with his writing, but also in life itself. However, in line five Whitman goes on to say that he wonders how the tree could grow such joyous leaves while being alone. He himself says that he could not survive if put in the same situation. Whitman did however lead a joyous and happy life in many peoples opinion, even though he did not enjoy the social life many other had during his lifetime. His own opinion of himself not being lonely may be frayed in order to spare the image he proposes to the public in his writings. The next few lines are interesting because of the way they could possible spell out Whitman’s life. In the poem, he breaks of a twig, wraps some moss around it, and takes it to he room and places it in plain view. This may parallel his life by way of his memory. The twig may represent pieces of his memory that were enjoyable to him. He then takes the twig and places it in his room signifying that he wants to be able to constantly see those fond memories. Again Whitman replies by saying he did not do this to remind him of his friends, but in reality he may have just said this to help keep a good report with his readers about his lifestyle. In Dickinson’s poem # 1510 she also focuses on loneliness. In the first two lines, Dickinson immediately states that although the little stone is alone, it is very happy. Like Whitman’s poem, Dickinson could have written #1510 as a summery of her life since it was written fairly late in her career. This being that case, she, like Whitman is disguising her lonely life by boldly stating that she is happy. The next few lines concerning the carefree atmosphere around her career and around urgent situations also parallels Dickinson’s life. The absence of the busy city and the con...
