Baudelaire In Savannah

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...poet, author and commentator on his contemporary society, originated the concept of the "flaneur," that is, a pedestrian observer of city life, someone who sees and appreciates the urban landscape. Baudelaire describes the quintessential flaneur as a "'man of the world," who is someone who "understands the world and the mysterious and legitimate reasons behind all its customs" (Baudelaire). Yet, while this observer is sophisticated, he also possess a child-like appreciation of beauty, as he continues to possess the "genius of childhood," in whom "no edge of life is blunted" (Baudelaire). For this individual, the crowd is his natural domain, "just as the air is for the bird's, and water that of the fish" (Baudelaire). He merges with the crowd, enjoying its anonymity, while also experiencing a feeling of home, as he finds "home anywhere" (Baudelaire).
Consider this definition, the issue that this discussion of Baudelaire's perspective on how to appreciate city life turns is the question of how a modern-day flaneur would appreciate the city of Savannah, Georgia. Where would a...

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