"Do I contradict myself? Very well, I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.) " (Whitman 83)
Here, Walt Whitman is relating himself to Ralph Waldo Emerson's beliefs that were portrayed in "Self-Reliance". Whitman admits that he contradicts himself, but he feels that it is ok. This is similar to Emerson's statements in "Self Reliance" such as "To be great is to be misunderstood" (Emerson 19). Whitman follows Emerson's advice and writes today what he feels. And writes to-morrow write what he thinks then, even if it contradicts what he said today.
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