# Whitman — The National Being character guide

> Whitman in The National Being by George William Russell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** himself

**First appearance:** 0004-iii

## Who they are

The poet Walt Whitman, invoked as a symbol of democratic and national spirit.

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