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Metaphysical notions and concepts : 
Microcosm/ macrocosm 
Republican/ democracy for Whitman?
Idealism? 
Freedom?
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Democracy: not simply political. Democracy in universal scale, much bigger.
Whitman wants university, mask, and identity for everyone. Idea of transcendence.

Very prominent in this century.

Whitman is a free and emancipated man. Privacy is also a type of freedom for him.

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a.How do you preserve individuality in collectivity?

B. What is individualism for the poet?

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A.The movement between the two is always fluent, going back and forth.

B. An utopian idea