At home on the hills of Vermont or in the woods of Maine, or the Texan ranch, comrade of Californians, comrade of free North-Westerners. caste am I, of every rank and religion.
-Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
of every hue and
Use the passage to answer the question.
Why did Whitman compose these lines?
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• to point out the vastness of the United States
• to display the wide array of social classes of each region
• to comment on the religious differences he noticed between regions
• to celebrate the different regions and people that make up the nation
• to celebrate the different regions and people that make up the nation
Whitman composed these lines to celebrate the diversity and inclusivity of the United States, highlighting the different regions, social classes, and religions that make up the nation. He wanted to show that despite these differences, they all come together to form a unified whole.