A poem in the book, "Song of Myself", is based on many of these same feelings, furthering the connection between Walt's life and Whitman's poetry. When Walt discovers the book, he is at an especially high time in his life, where he feels that things are coming together and he is succeeding in all ventures. In the episode " Hazard Pay", Walt finds his copy of Leaves of Grass as he is packing up his bedroom, briefly smiles and leaves the book out to read. written in Boetticher's notes, and jokes with Walt that they are his initials, although Walt quickly attributes them to Whitman. In the episode " Bullet Points", Hank Schrader finds the initials W.W. Prior to giving this gift, Boetticher, an avid Whitman fan, recites "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer", one of the poems found in Leaves of Grass. Gale Boetticher had given Walt a copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, a collection of poems, which has been seen several times since. Walter White's name is reminiscent of the poet, a fact that has played a major role as a plot device in Breaking Bad and used up to the mid-season finale of Season 5. Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. ― Gale Boetticher reciting "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
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