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Chapter 8 Dialectical Journal

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In chapter 8 “The writer observes” , Walter begins to see his world differently. Walter becomes interested in Harlem and uses the world as his inspiration for writing poems and essays. Walter says , on Pg78 paragraph one, “At thirteen I wanted to see the world around me the way I thought a real writer would have seen it, full of magic and marvels and breathtaking beauty, which would inspire to write the kinds of poetry I had read in school. I wanted to look at the world through the eyes of a Shelley or Byron, to feel the inspiration that guided their pens”. Getting into chapter 9 “Sonnets from the Portuguese”, Walter becomes interested in sonnets, which are like small poems. His particular favorite writer is Elizabeth Barrett. Pg96 paragraph
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