Walt Whitman

To You Stranger

To You Stranger - meaning Summary

An Invitation to Connection

The poem is a brief, direct call for human openness and mutual recognition. Addressing an unknown passerby, the speaker refuses social distance and invites conversation, treating stranger and self as equals. In two terse questions, it asserts a democratic ethic of accessibility and interpersonal courage, implying that barriers of reserve or convention need not prevent simple human exchange.

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STRANGER! if you, passing, meet me, and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?

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