Parallels between Emily Dickinsons 39 and the Biblical...

In one of my favorite poems by Emily Dickinson, ‘39’ or [49] published in 1858, she almost parallels the life of Job in the Bible who lost all he had, but because he was faithful all of his loss was restored; I like that there are so many ways to interpret the loss and blame in this very short poem; for example, her loss could be a loss of possession or a loss of a child because â€Å"in the sod† could refer to either to an actual plot of land with its crops and the possessions that would come with it or to burying deceased children; to be a beggar could mean that she is literally poor and landless, which would mean that she had no way to provide for herself, or that she had no children and prayed for them; when she says that angels â€Å"reimbursed†¦show more content†¦In another one of my favorite poems by Emily Dickinson ‘1263’ or [1129], she subverts expectations by telling her audience to tell the truth, but to skew it, essentially tell ing them to lie; she writes on a lot of Christian themes so no one expects an advocacy of lying to be part of her poems; however I don’t think her purpose is to promote lying; it is more of a revelation that people love the lie, we don’t always really want truth when we ask someone’s opinion; often we want our own confirmed; here she tells us that telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth wouldShow MoreRelatedAmerican Literature11652 Words   |  47 Pagesfiction employs generic plots and characters fiction often tells the story of how an innocent young woman is tested by a seductive male Effect: ï‚ · ï‚ · ï‚ · ï‚ · patriotism grows instills pride creates common agreement about issues shows differences between Americans and Europeans Historical Context: ï‚ · ï‚ · tells readers how to interpret what they are reading to encourage Revolutionary War support instructive in values American Renaissance/Romanticism period of American Literature - 18001855