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The Open Road is a 2009 comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael Meredith. It stars Justin Timberlake , Kate Mara , Jeff Bridges , and Mary Steenburgen and was produced by Anchor Bay Entertainment .
- Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose. Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune,
- You road I enter upon and look around, I believe you are not all that is here, I believe that much unseen is also here. Here the profound lesson of reception, nor preference nor denial,
- You air that serves me with breath to speak! You objects that call from diffusion my meanings and give them shape! You light that wraps me and all things in delicate equable showers!
- The earth expanding right hand and left hand, The picture alive, every part in its best light, The music falling in where it is wanted, and stopping where it is not wanted,
Learn about the themes, structure, and literary devices of Whitman's famous poem, Song of the Open Road, which celebrates freedom and self-discovery on a journey. Read the full text, summary, and historical significance of this American classic.
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A father and son, both former or current baseball players, embark on a road trip to reunite with their estranged family. The Open Road is a 2009 movie starring Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, and Kate Mara, directed by Michael Meredith.
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Key Concepts. The historical context found in “Song of The Open Road” is describing the westward expansion of the United States, “ an era characterized by the call of adventure and opportunity for those courageous enough make the journey west, i.e. to follow the open road,” (Kreidler).
A poem celebrating the freedom and joy of traveling the open road, written by the American poet Walt Whitman in 1819. The poem expresses his rejection of indoor comforts, libraries, criticisms, and constellations, and his contentment with the earth and his burdens.
Song of the Open Road, poem by Walt Whitman, first published in the second edition of Leaves of Grass in 1856. The 15-stanza poem is an optimistic paean to wanderlust. Whitman exalts the carefree pleasures of traveling, encouraging others to break free from their stifling domestic attachments to.
