Emily Dickinson's Poetry To better understand the poetry of Emily Dickinson, it is important to understand her background and lifestyle. Emily Dickinson was raised in a traditional New England home in the mid 1800's. Her father, along with the rest of the family, had become Christians and she alone decided to rebel and reject the Church. She, like many of her contemporaries, had rejected the traditional views in life and adopted the new transcendental outlook. …showed first 75 words of 871 total…

…showed last 75 words of 871 total…she tried to be non-religious and thought of life as insignificant, she did show some signs in accepting the concept of life after death. She may not have believed in God, but He did have a profound impact throughout her childhood. Both Dickinson and Emerson felt the most important thing was to maintain ones individuality, as she did. She was fascinated by both nature and death and she attempted to explain both in her writings.