Emily+Dickinson+(1830-1886)

I have made quite a few observations of Emily Dickinson. Before I get into her higher purpose, and deeper meaning, I just want to say that all of her poems are titled after the first line in it! Anyway, as you obviously know, she was a very deeply troubled woman, and most of her poems were about death, and sadness. I can't say what exactly inspired her to write this poem, because in order to figure out the exact moment in her life that was the muse for any number of her poems, you would have to do ridiculously extensive research. Because we are related by blood fairly closely, I can begin to understand some of her thought processes, and why she wrote like she wrote. Because she was not a "typical" person, and most likely had some time of psychological disability, I have come to the conclusion that it would take much more extensive research than I have time to do to figure out the reason behind the birth of this poem. However, I can guess at what lessons the she wanted to convey to the reader. Very few people in the world can be happy, but because there is so much sin plaguing the world, it will corrupt you, and we will all most likely be going to hell. For some people, (such as the poet herself) are already residing in a life of eternal agony. There is not much point in being moral because happiness is appointed by god as randomly and with just as much though put into it as the lottery. I do not believe Emily Dickinson's poems have or ever will be meant to make the world a better place, so as to shake your moral's foundations, and to free some of the pain she has inside her, for only the language of poetry can ease her demons to the point where they are bearable.