International Journal of English Research

Authors
Mithlesh

Abstract
Walt Whitman asserts that the world is but a dim version of higher spiritual realm. The transcendent is eternal; this world is subject to change and would perhaps eventually pass away. The world of the spirit is absolute, exists for its own sake. This world is subordinate; in itself it is of no importance, but exists for the sake of its spiritual meanings: “...the purpose and essence of the known life, the transient, / Is to form and decide identity for the unknown life, the permanent.”