Topic Discussion：Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English.Briefly discuss the theme of Walt Whitman's volume of poems Leaves of Grass.
A. WALT WHITMAN IS THE POET WITH A STRONG SENSE OF MISSION. IN THE WORK LEAVES OF GRASS, OPENNESS, FREEDOM, AND INDIVIDUALISM ARE ALL THAT CONCERNED HIM.
B. HIS AIM WAS TO EXPRESS SOME POETICAL FEELINGS AND TO INITIATE A POETIC TRADITION. THE PARTICIPATION OF A POET WAS TO BEHAVE AS A SUPREME INDIVIDUALIST; THE POET'S PURPOSE WAS TO IDENTIFY HIS EGO WITH THE WORLD.
C. AS HE SAW IT, POETRY COULD PLAY A VITAL PART IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A NEW NATION. IT COULD ENABLE AMERICANS TO CELEBRATE THEIR RELEASE FROM THE OLD WORLD AND THE COLONIAL RULE. IT COULD HELP THEM UNDERSTAND NEW STATUS AND TO DEFINE THEMSELVES IN THE NEW WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES.
D. HE SHOWS CONCERN FOR THE HARD-WORKING PEOPLE AND THE BURGEONING LIFE OF CITIES. THE REALIZATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL VALUE FOUND A POSITION IN HIS POEMS IN A PARTICULAR WAY. MOST POEMS IN LEAVES OF GRASS SING OF THE "EN-MASSE” AND THE SELF AS WELL.
E. HE GIVES EMPHASIS TO THE PHYSICAL DIMENSION OF THE SELF AND OPENLY AND JOYOUSLY CELEBRATES SEXUALITY. PURSUIT OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS IS APPROVED OF IN HIS LINES.
