Justify how ‘Animals’ by Walt Whitman is a criticism of mankind and its ways?
Walt Whitman's poem "Animals" is a comparison between animals and humans.
In his poetry, he showed how animals are better than humans because they are more sympathetic to humans. He says that animals have the same feelings as humans, although their way of expression is better than humans.
He says that in this fast paced life man has lost the true meaning of life while animals still enjoy life and the true beauty of nature. They say that animals are calm and self-sufficient. They are happy with the resources they have. They do not criticize what they already have like humans. He says that man has lost his conscience while chasing material things. According to the poet, animals are peaceful and self-sufficient. They do not complain about anything, on the other hand human beings are crooked and crazy about material things. Human beings wake up in the night and cry for the wrongs done by them and finally lose their temper over small things.
He says that he would be happy if he was more animal than human. He said that he enjoys the company of animals more than humans. He wants to transform into an animal to understand what helps animals establish their lifestyle etc.
In his poetry, he showed how animals are better than humans because they are more sympathetic to humans. He says that animals have the same feelings as humans, although their way of expression is better than humans.
He says that in this fast paced life man has lost the true meaning of life while animals still enjoy life and the true beauty of nature. They say that animals are calm and self-sufficient. They are happy with the resources they have. They do not criticize what they already have like humans. He says that man has lost his conscience while chasing material things. According to the poet, animals are peaceful and self-sufficient. They do not complain about anything, on the other hand human beings are crooked and crazy about material things. Human beings wake up in the night and cry for the wrongs done by them and finally lose their temper over small things.
He says that he would be happy if he was more animal than human. He said that he enjoys the company of animals more than humans. He wants to transform into an animal to understand what helps animals establish their lifestyle etc.