This poem talks about death. It mainly talks about how death has stopped for him even though he couldn't stop for him. In this poem, death is portrayed as a good person. Emily Dickinson tells her readers in this poem that Death is not always mean that he will wait for you even if you don't want to wait for him.
People often try to portray Death as an evil thing that comes to take you for eternity. People have told this view for centuries. Emily Dickinson did not follow that concept and decided to write about Death in a more friendly way. Usually people would talk bad about death and portray him as a thing that comes and takes you away for eternity. Emily portrays death has a kind thing that waits for you until you are ready and leads you through eternity seeing your love ones as you leave.
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Hello Vanessa,
As I was reading your poem response about death, I was completely stunned. I know that the poem is not written by you and maybe the ideas portrayed in the poem aren't necessarily yours. From what I read in your blog, I feel that I was intellectually offended. Ever since I was raised in a Christian home, I grew up with the concept that death is evil and that death equals perpetual perdition if denied the word of God. You may not understand what I am saying because maybe you weren't raised in Christian home like me or maybe you have. I don't know.
Having said that, I feel that this poem shows the inverted concept of death that I grew up with. I mean who doesn't fear death? Do you? If you asked this question to an average person more than 6/8ths would say they are sacred of death and the 2/8ths would respond that they aren't. However, a key factor in this concept is actually experienceing death. I bet you that the 2/8ths remaining would at some point chnage their philosphy towards death.
I do understand, however, that here the poet is trying to be original and be that purple apple in the basket. I do understand that the poet is trying to amke death look all cute and all, but the reality is that it isn't. Even the people who strongly believe in the afterlife in heaven or Hades tehy still mourn their dead relative. Nevertheless, these are my thoughts and only my thoughts. Your thoughts maybe different and that is how it should be.
Hello Vanessa
As a good writter i know you to be i truly think that a little more detail on how what we have learned so far in A.P composition bonds in with poems would help, but u still did a good job. I can not completely agree with joel because i have no religious affiliation,Yet i still stop to wonder why you would choose such a poem. A poem about death and how it waits for you until you are ready.
It took me a while to understand that in the poem they gave death the rhetorical device of personification. I do not know if that is what you were trying to point out by stating that the author saw death as someone who waits for you but i saw it in this way. She gives deaths the attribute of patience which truly cant be possible because death is non living it us mostly an action something that natrually happens. Well to conclude i enjoed reading your blog and keep up your good work
Your fellow classmate,
Hernan Campos
Dear Vanessa,
I really like your topic, but in a way I agree that death is put as a horrific view, because I myself have this point of view. In the other hand death is a reality we all have to face either today, tomorrow, or later on. I respect Emily Dickinson point of view, but I don’t believe on after life. I believe in the scientific method, that once we die we decompose and there’s no more trace of our body only our bones, and dust.
Also I would like to know your opinion more based on what Emily Dickinson wrote, seems as if you have more quotes then your personal opinion. Death also seems to affect many people in different ways, others in a positive way and the other in a negative way. It’s very interesting to hear that death is put in such a distinct way.
Sincerely,
Masyeli M.
Splendid, I sort of in a way can agree with Emily Dickinson. Death is a sacred thing. It comes and takes us away to a "better place" I mean after a whole lifetime of going through work and hardships, death comes and gives us peace. Elder people can tell you this, they welcome death as a sort of gift. Whether they are religious or not. If they are then they believe that they were sent to this world by God to fulfill a duty, and once they are done they are to go with God, at least that's what I was taught, and if you don't well, it's a cold fact of life and we gotta put up with it either way.
-Edwin Garcia
I'm going to have to disagree with Joel. I'm Athiest, so I have a completely backwards view of what he believes in.
I read Dickinson's poem and I love it. It portrays Death as something that liberates you and gives you this insight, which I believe is something that does happen. But then there is the whole "there is no afterlife, god, or anthing like that" in which I believe. But for some wacko reason, I believe in souls. So maybe that's our souls who find the peace, not us.
I think what people fear is not Death itself, but rather how they die. Nobody wants to die a horrible, violent death. Most poeple would prefer going silently in their sleep. Death is something that people have trouble accepting and it does cause this sort of panic within in a crowd to even mention the word.
Death can be considered something widely misunderstood. Maybe people just don't want to open up their eyes and unplug their ears to see and hear what is truly there,
Dear Vanessa,
It is true because there are people that are scared about dying and there are others that say that is life and if the time comes for them to go they will go. Everyone is going to end up dying at some point, but people should see it as a way of life. Those who are scared of dying may not really be scared of dying, but by that they mean that they want to be able to live for more years until they reach their old years. Some people may be scared of how it is they will die and no one really knows how, but people shouldn't waste time thinking about that and just enjoy their lives that they have right now.
Hello,
Your poem looks very interesting. I was reading the othere Vannesas blog. She talked about how more detailds the better a piece of writting would be. I think if you added one more paragraph your blog would have looked better. I think you did a kool job in your blog is very interesting.
Dear Vanessa,
I have read your blog and i think this is an interesting topic. Talking about death could be something that would have to depend in our point of view either it is evil, good etc. Well I liked your poem and how i says that death will waited for you until you are ready. Anyways, good job with the blog
Hello Vanessa,
Are you familiar with the massive praising that go down on Dia de Los Muertos? Central America portrays death in a different aspect than those of Europe or North America. But why is that?
Why do people up hold different definitions for certain subjects?
Have you seen or read "The Da Vinci Code"? Well, in the beginning, Langdon does a presentation to a college, i believe, and demonstrates how meanings are changed in different parts of the world. (ex. swastika)
Anyways, just something to ponder.
Try to elaborate more on the poems. You made a nice selection by the way.
-Diana
I don't agree to Emily Dickinson's portrayal of death. She portrays it as a very kind way to moving on and that death is when one awaits to go to the afterlife to be reunited with his or her's loved ones. I see death as a cruelity and the very essence of GOD's way of telling us that he owns us. Besides this I would actually like to read the poem, so post the poem next time please.
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