The second part of the poem deals with social and political structures of 1950’s America and challenging institutional authority which he Symbolises as “Moloch”. The poem is divided into three parts, the first part is a dedication “For Carlo Solomon”, a friend he met in the mental institution, a narrative of the Beat generation.
“Howl” is one of Ginsberg’s complex works that reflects the lives of people who go against the social and ideological norms. “Howl is a social commentary of American mid 20th century and can be served as a revolutionary manifesto. Ginsberg wrote, “Howl”, from 1954 to 1955. “Howl” is another poem By Ginsberg that explores the themes of desire through his writing style and language. “Kaddish” explores how his mother’s mental illness affected him and his family life and in turn influenced him in his writing. Growing up Ginsberg witnessed his mother’s deteriorating mental health, as he watched her surrender to a number of psychotic occurrences that eventually took over her life. In the poem Ginsberg, reconnoitres, his relationship with his mother as well as his family in general. Through the use of style and language “Kaddish” explores Ginsberg’s desire for his mother and the longing of her presences. “Kaddish”, is one of Ginsberg’s famous and emotional poems written for his mother from 1957 to 1959, following the death of his mother in 1956. Both, “Kaddish”, and “Howl”, through their style, language and techniques portray the desire that Ginsberg longs for. Secondly, I will demonstrate how Ginsberg in both poems represents desire. I will, firstly, look at the kinds of desire both “Kaddish and “Howl”, explore. This essay will aim to demonstrate how desire is shaped by societies ideology and subjectivity in relation to Ginsberg’s mentioned poems. Both these poems portray the significant theme of desire and the acceptable desire during its time. This response will look at two of Ginsberg’s poems, “Kaddish” and “Howl”. Ginsberg in his poems portrays an intellectual form of desire, the desire for change, knowledge and the desire to belong. The longing for a person to be with us or for an inanimate object, whether it be a car, a house, a shoe, or the yarning for an achievement, a goal, or a result.
Desire is ubiquitous, it is the essence of wanting or yearning for something, or someone, it has limitless objects. Desire is explored and represented through the form and style in Ginsberg’s poems, “Kaddish”, and “Howl”.
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