Sandburg's idealism and influence by Whitman

In his poem "Grass," Carl Sandburg emphasizes the need to remember the people who have died in war for the cause of freedom and chastizes those who go about their daily lives taking their freedom for granted. The straightforward statements in the poem portray the author's disappointment of those who would forget, and Sandburg implores the reader to remember those lives lost in conflict.

Analyzes a selection of Carl Sandburg poems, including Fog and Chicago. Provides biographical detail on the American poet.

In the poem "Grass," Carl Sandburg writes about the multiplicity of deaths of innocent people because of war and how those people are forgotten because people take freedom for granted. Through these statements about the consequences of war, Sandburg shows his hatred toward war and argues that nobody wins in war.