Read the quotation from "Song of Myself." I have no chair, no church, no philosophy, I lead no man to a dinner-table, library, exchange, But each man and each woman of you I lead upon a knoll, My left hand hooking you round the waist, My right hand pointing to landscapes of continents and the public road. Which statement best describes how these lines reflect the theme of the poem? 1. They indicate that Whitman is more interested in communicating with individuals than society. 2. They show Whitman’s sociability and his interest in human nature.3. They reflect Whitman’s desire to share his love of the wilderness. 4. They suggest that Whitman views all individuals as equals who should communicate with each other as such.

Walt Whitman's poem "Song to Myself" is a celebration of the individual self, rather than the focus of the people around us. He wants us t be focused on our own selves and not think about the others, for self is far more important that anything.

Imploring people to get more into nature and care about oneself, he notes that he has "no chair, no church, no philosophy [and] lead no man to a dinner-table, library, exchange". Rather, he believes in the existentialism of the self- "I celebrate myself, and sing myself". He emphasizes on the importance or his preference of communicating with individuals rather than the society.