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An Analysis Of Walt Whitman's Gliding Over All

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In the last episode of season five, “Gliding Over All” Whitman makes another appearance. The title of the episode is referencing Whitman’s poem in Leaves of Grass. This represents change. The science high school teacher becomes the emperor of meth. He gains control over his life even though ironically, he is dying. This new power gives him the ability to murder, lie to his wife and family, and even be treacherous to his business partners. In season four, episode six, Walter announces “I’m not in danger, I am the danger.” He is able to glide all through this. “The voyage of the soul- not life alone, Death, many deaths I’ll sing” (Whitman, 4-5). White is not afraid of death; he is afraid of losing the power that death has brought him. To keep this power, to keep this freedom, he will stop at nothing even if “the waters are advancing” (Whitman, 3). …show more content…

Nevertheless, it’s the small details that remind the viewers through each episode as to why Walter White is Walt Whitman. In season three episode twelve, Walt and Junior are in the living room watching Jeopardy. In the episode you can hear Alex Trebek read “This famous transcendental poet is known for his yawp.” Walter answers, “Walt Whitman.” A yawp is a cry. Walter is crying for his freedom. “I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound the barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world” (Whitman, 3-4). Walter is not able to express his want for freedom, instead his yawp is silent. It is not through his words that he expresses this need of control, but it is through his actions that he cries for control over his

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In many of Whitman’s writings, multiple meanings can be interpreted. This is similar to Montag because Montag has two sides to him. One side fulfills his duty as a fireman, while the other side makes him want to rebel and have books to read. This shows how both Whitman and Montag contradict ideas in

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Novel Walter doesn't try and change his reality because there is no one pushing him to try new things which keeps him trapped in his daydreams. The only person who is there for Walter is Mrs. Mitty, she notices that he has issues with his daydreams but shows no signs of helping him so Walter's character can never develop and get out of that loop of switching between daydreaming and reality. The difference between the short story and the film is that in the film Walter gets support from Cheryl who tells him to travel and try new things so that he enjoys his reality but short story Walter has no Cheryl in his life and only has other people putting him down which keeps him stuck in his dreams and restricts him from maturing as a character. “Life is about courage and going into the unknown” is what Cheryl says to Walter which gives him a new perceptive on life, it changes him by helping him have the courage to grow out of his daydreams and be aware of what is happening in his reality. "We’re going through!”, as Walter dreams that he is a hydroplane commander being worshipped by his men this is shown when men in his daydreams say, “The Old Man’ll get us through...

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