Charles Baudelaire was a French poet of the late nineteenth century. He composed many short poems that do not necessarily rhyme. Most of his texts allow for different interpretations. The poems were centered around feelings of melancholy, ideas of beauty, happiness, and the desire to escape reality. Baudelaire uses these notions to express himself, others and his art. Baudelaire blends his poetry with metaphors or words that indirectly explain the poems to force the reader to analyze the true meaning of his works. The first instance of this action begins with the title, Paris Spleen. Since the original writing was in French, it would be harmless to say that he lived in Paris and named the book after the city. According to Webster's, the Spleen is an "...organ located...near the stomach or intestines...and is responsible for the final destruction of red blood cells, filtration, and storage of the blood..." ( Spleen, item 1). With this definition the reader understands that Baudelaire connects Paris with a function of the body that controls or takes care of the blood. In other words, Paris could represent blood flowing through him, where "blood storage" could mean that Paris is forever in his heart or "destruction of red blood cells" could resemble the way the city destroyed him . It could also be interpreted negatively with another definition, “often repressed feelings of anger or ill will” (Spleen, Entry 2). Most of his writings are based on melancholy, so the Spleen could indicate his feelings towards Paris or himself during his stay there. When a person thinks of the word Spleen, they conclude that it is a seemingly grotesque organ of the body that is not worth taking care of. So, in yet another case, the title is wor... in the center of the card... sness. The Stranger passing through the city, just as the clouds do, resembles the way a person's mind can wander off to where they "have their head in the clouds". The stranger and his love represent Baudelaire's desire to escape the reality around him. The isolated happiness and solitary calm that the stranger feels when looking at the clouds connects directly to Baudelaire's emotions, making the stranger and Baudelaire seem as if they are the same person. If that were the case, the real stranger would be the one who questions the man who loves clouds, or Baudelaire and the stranger could very well be the same person, where he is simply internalizing his questions as he did with his soul in Everywhere Out from the world. Quoted Baudelaire, Charles. "The shooting range and the cemetery." Spleen of Paris. By Charles Baudelaire. Trans. Luisa Varese. New York: new directions, 1970.