Walt Whitman's New Jersey

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This paper examines the life led by Walt Whitman after he arrived in Cambden. It looks at the poetry which he wrote during this time period and the people who influenced his life. The paper also shows the poor conditions under which Whitman lived.

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"The relationship that the poet had with his mother could be argued to be the strongest one of his lifetime, undeniably so as far as women were concerned. The uneducated woman and her genius poet son had little need for profoundly intellectual exchanges. Instead, it was the profound sympathy between them by which they were bonded. He would never find another like her, and to a great extend may have repressed his true sexuality, using the former as justification for never marrying. When she passed on, a terrible void was created in Whitman's' life, as there could never be anyone to replace her in his heart."

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