Howling with Ginsberg It is raw, interesting, and confusing; the poem “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg leaves the reader asking, “What the hell is he talking about?” It’s content reflects the crazy and abstract mind that is Ginsberg’s. It is written in three parts, each with a different theme. The first part is Ginsberg’s rant about the corruption of “great minds”; part two explains that Moloch is cause for the corruption; and lastly in part three, Ginsberg writes to his good friend, Carl Solomon. Within these parts Ginsberg addresses topics such as government, war, drugs, institutions, and corruption. Although it is a poem, it is not what most people will expect. Ginsberg’s choice of delivery includes a sense of ranting, profanity, and language that …show more content…
The reader gets a sense that he is no longer ranting and angry. This poem was addressed to his friend, Carl Solomon. The third section is Ginsberg talking to his friend, as the reader could take note that Solomon is one of the great minds that have been corrupted. Ginsberg has no reason to be angry with someone that has been affected by “Moloch”. It begins with “Carl Solomon! I’m with you in Rockland where you’re madder than I am,” (Ginsberg, Line 94). The words “I’m with you” is repeated in every line of section three. Ginsberg is assuring his friends that he with him, which gives the reader a sense that Ginsberg has calmed down and is just talking to his friend. The last line Ginsberg says, “I’m with you in Rockland in my dreams you walk dripping from a sea journey on the highway across America in tears to the doors of my cottage in the Western night” (Line 112). What he’s saying is that he’s in Rockland possibly waiting to reunite with his friend that his probably on the other side of America. His calm tone in relation to the complexities of life represents that regardless of the negative influences, there is rest within a friend. Carl Solomon could have also meant family to Ginsberg, which tells the reader that Solomon is a metaphor for a feeling of home where a person is safe from all the bullshit in the