Analysis Of Allen Ginsberg s Super Market - 986 Words

In Allen Ginsberg’s â€Å"Super market in California†, the author addresses his view on the American society. He talks about the ideal America through symbolism and famous controversial poets. Ginsberg is an American poet and one of the members of the Beats movement. Together, Allen and the Beats writers try to show the natural beauty of America that has been corrupted and lost to industrialisation. In this essay, I will address the symbolism of the setting and its representation of the America of Walt Whitman’s imagination compared to Allen Ginsberg’s view of America. In the beginning of the poem, Walt Whitman is â€Å"poking among the meats in the refrigerator and eyeing the grocery boys.† This introduction of Whitman begins by showing us that Whitman is a minority among the American population. Homosexuality was prohibited and looked down upon during 1955. When Ginsberg says â€Å"Poking at the meats,† he is implying a sexual message involving homosexuality and the use of male genitals in certain sexual acts. Ginsberg publishes this poem in 1955; the poem describes California and most of America during that time. In addition, during this time, the American civil rights movements arose and equality for gay rights began during this time. Ginsberg also seems to emphasise the solidarity of Whitman and himself. At one point, he describes Whitman as a â€Å"lonely old grubber† and when he finally meets up with him, they are walk in â€Å"open corridors together in...solitary.† The speaker and WhitmanShow MoreRelatedThe Love Song Of Alfred Prufrock Analysis1803 Words   |  8 Pagesconclusions. In this paper, I will be discussing T.S Eliot s The love Song of Alfred Prufrock† in comparison to Allen Ginsberg s A Supermarket in California. The first poem, The Love song of Alfred Prufrock by T.S Elliot, talks about a man who is quite doubtful and insecure about himself who kept questioning whether or not breaking out of his comfort zone was worth it. The second poem, A Super market in California by Allen Ginsberg follows a trip to a supermarket in California that the author