![]() This view of man extends to Whitman's notion of America and the American. ![]() Individuality is the hallmark of man in Whitman's view, and yet he believes man to be part of the vast mass of mankind. This evolution will ultimately assert the supremacy of good over evil. But it also implies and embodies the processes of mystic evolution. Initially the broadaxe signifies the constructive and creative spirit of the pioneers, their great zest and initiative, which led to the opening of the West in America. "Song of the Broad-Axe" expresses Walt Whitman's fundamental ideas and his basic means of poetic expression through the use of complex symbolism. Whitman: The Quintessential American Poet. ![]()
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