Animals By Walt Whitman

Animals By Walt Whitman - Summary And Central Idea

The presented poetry piece "Animals" has been composed by "Walt Whitman". The poet wants to make us clear that he feels more comfortable with animals than humans. He says that humans are complicated and false but animals are placid and self-contained. The poem can be summarized in the following ways: -

Opinion of the poet

Walt Whitman thinks that he can turn and live with animals comfortably because they. are calm and self-contained. He says that he can stand and look at them for a long time.

Animal's attitude

The poet says that the animals do not labor unnecessarily and complain about their condition. They do not repent for theirs. They do not trouble their companies discussing their duties to God. They are not dissatisfied with their conditions. The animals don't have the mania of owning things.

True Relation 

Walt Whitman says that no animal kneels to another, not even to an unknown ancestor who lived in the mortal world thousands of years ago. Neither of them is respectable nor is unhappy. The animals show their relations with the poet and he accepts them. They bring him tokens of himself which they have in their possessions. The poet has surprised to see those tokens. He thinks how they have got them. At last, he concludes that he had dropped them somewhere unknowingly.

The central idea of the poem

Walt Whitman wants to tell us that humans have become complicated and false. They have forgotten their true nature. They want to earn more and more so that they can owe more and more luxurious commodities. They do sins in order to earn then they repent. Their sins have made them restless. Humans trouble their companions discussing their duties to God. On the other hand, animals are free from all types of trivial anxieties, so they are still living their natural life.

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