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.