Walking Around Pablo Neruda summary help please!!!!

Pablo Neruda's poem "Walking Around" provides a horrid look at society from a struggling class side in a communist light. Neruda describes an angry view on democracy and similar forms of government through tactical metaphors. Repetition helps to show a dark feeling inside the speaker's head, similar to a depressed line of thought.

Answered by cleventine on Feb 23, 2012 10:58 PM

The speaker feels sickened by the human race's destruction of the world and morality. Neruda concludes his character trudging on in reality; with hope that one day he will be more than just one man and they can overcome barriers created by their government.

Answered by hanna_cat on Feb 23, 2012 11:37 PM

The speaker feels that human life is a complete run-down and would like to escape it. The first line states: "It happens that I am tired of being a man". As he follows the steps of his life, the speaker is dragged down by materialism and feels fake next to it. The entertainment industry's exploitations and exaggerations cause him to feel empty.

Answered by Shein_smith on Feb 23, 2012 11:52 PM

Neruda's poem represents intense emotions against government power and the state of humanity. He refers to stones and wool in the second stanza because they are relative to earth and animal, nature in its pure form. The speaker wishes there to be only "pure" nature. Merchandise easily designates our monopolies, circulation of money, expenses which rise every month.

Answered by Daniella564 on Feb 24, 2012 12:47 AM