Why So Many Who s By Allen Ginsberg - 1233 Words

Why So Many Who s In Allen Ginsberg three Part Howl poem, he uses 58 â€Å"who s† to refer to the experiences that he and his â€Å"best minds† pals encounter during a time after World War II. The â€Å"who† relates to Ginsberg friends as they accompany him through a variety of activities that involve drugs, sex, and drinking, all of which help him cope with his unhappiness. Howl is an example of an artistic outlet that Ginsberg uses to share his frustration within the society he lives in. Many may not understand the meaning behind his complex and lengthy rant, but Ginsberg employs religious images, spiritual references, and descriptive language to express his journey in life and love. It is the journey itself that transpires from the†¦show more content†¦He had no intention of following the rules as society had set forth. It was the institution of everything that bothered him most. Matters of higher education, artistic expression, psychiatric treatment, and government policies were some of the issues that got way under his skin. Using drugs and partying all night with friends and strangers in unfamiliar places is what passed most of the time in Ginsberg s journey. â€Å"Peyote solidities of halls, backyard green tree cemetery dawns, wine drunkenness over the rooftops,† is reference to a moment experienced by Ginsberg and his friends. Peyote is a plant that Native Americans used for medicinal purposes that can also have a hallucinogenic affect on those that ingest it. The idea behind the use of peyote for Ginsberg and his pals was to alter their state of mind by taking them to a spiritual realm which was better than their actual reality. Along with peyote use, there was apparent wine drunkenness as well, and on rooftops nonetheless which implies that no one was trying to be safe. Every event can be described as â€Å"anything goes.† Death was not the intention, but I am sure there were many times where it may have been possible. (Ginsberg 13) No one in life ever wants to face things alone. On this Howl of a journey that Ginsberg is on, he engages a community of great friends who share the same beliefs as he does and is willing to do the