Work Song

In “I hear American Singing” by Walt Whitman, Whitman celebrates the American enterprise in all of its work force through vivid description of men and women who take pride in their occupation. In every occupation, people sing chants and song while they work and take pride of their work. With Whitman’s description, the working class of America is happy and everyday starts out happily. Since this is a time before the industrial revolution when America’s economy starts rapidly become the lead of the world with factory and boat making, the work force describe in Whitman’s poem is mostly related to these worker instead of politician, lawyer, doctor and etc. Probably in Whitman’s view, only these working force truly display America’s nationalism and identity that the foundation of the nation is based on these people. If I were to write a poem to celebrate Taiwan, I would include work forces such as farmers, factory worker, fisherman, night market people and etc to demonstrate Taiwanese spirit. It is these people that make up the culture of Taiwan and make us unique. Although these people may be less significant compare to doctors, lawyer and politician, without our working forces, our nation can never sustain itself.