# IX: Disjunctus explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

A brief epitaph for Guiteau, noting the disjunction between his buried flesh, his bones in a museum, and his mind possessed by Tillman.

## Themes in this chapter

### Mortality and Regret

The epitaph reflects on death and the fragmented legacy of Guiteau.

### Political Satire

References to Tillman (likely Senator Benjamin Tillman) satirize the political appropriation of Guiteau's mind.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown

The narrator presents the epitaph.

## Key lines

> Within this humble mausoleum Poor Guiteau’s flesh you’ll find. His bones are kept in a museum, And Tillman has his mind.

Guiteau's body is buried here, but his bones are on display elsewhere, and his ideas live on in Tillman.

_The epitaph highlights the scattered remains and intellectual legacy of the assassin._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_se/chapters/ix-disjunctus
- Book: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_se
- All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_se/chapters