At the end of class we were discussing what Whitman meant by the address “Camerado” at the end of his poem Song of the Open Road. This word felt like a reward of sorts. I say reward in relation to the readers of the the poem, “Camerado” feels like a compliment to those who have finished reading Song of the Open Road-they are now considered comrades. With these comrades, Whitman holds out his hand to allow those to join him in finding wonder/beauty in everything.
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Hi Tanner! I really love this interpretation! After going through the entirety of the poem with Whitman continually repeating phrases telling you to persevere, trust him, and follow him through this journey that is the poem, you get to reach a certain level of familiarity and have a certain type of relationship with him.