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"A Supermarket in California", by Allen Ginsberg.
The poem reflects Ginsberg's relationship to Whitman by showing Ginsberg's
A. belief that he is continuing down Whitman's lonely path.
B. desire to know Whitman in the 1950s.
C. belief that Whitman could redeem the modern era.
Answer: A. belief that he is continuing down Whitman's lonely path.
Explanation:
Allen Ginsberg first published this poem in Howl and Other Poems (1956), as a tribute to Walt Whitman. Ginsberg imagines following Whitman while he´s shopping in a supermarket. He describes him as a "childless, lonely old grubber", referring to how Whitman´s ideals, those of the "lost America", have not been inherited by younger generations.
Finally, Ginsberg admits he feels the same is happening to him: "we'll both be lonely", he says.
