Reflection #17

 Summary: Today in class we worked on a one-pager about a certain Emily Dickinson poem, which was assigned yesterday (This is news to me). The poem I was so graciously assigned was the "hard" one, titled My Life had Stood - A Loaded Gun. I took today's class to just read and analyze the poem, and I haven't actually started the one-pager, but that's what the weekend is for, other than doing literally anything else.

Reflection: So far, I've learned that Emily Dickinson was very religious. A puritan, to be specific. At the time she was active, puritans were a more conservative sect of Christians, that had defected from the Church of England after a fruitless attempt to rid the Church of Catholic values. I also read that she rarely ever reflected her political views in her poems, and stuck to more esoteric and social matters. However, she was notably married to another woman, which was incredibly rare for the time. 

Evaluation: I started this unit admittedly tired of Emily Dickinson, as I had read her poems at least once every year for literally the last 5 years, but I don't actually mind it this time. I don't know, I guess I just like the idea that she was a recluse in her own home that wrote about her unique views on life, which I usually find to be profound or relatable.  

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