A Comparison Of Emily Dickinson's Poets For Female Consciousness

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Research Paper of Emily Dickinson 's Poets for Female Consciousness Throughout the ages, the status of women has been controlled under the oppression of males. In the early 19 century, American women were considered as male 's accessories. They were dependent and family-centric; they did not have the own independent soul and thought,and even they were not the independent individuals. However, with the development of society and economy, a new generation of women grew up, and a new era of women’s liberation was beginning. The consciousness of women has been sprouting in various countries around the whole world. Emily Dickinson was a representative American woman in early American literature. Emily was a famous poet and a brilliant letter writer …show more content…

Emily was an independent-minded and brave woman, and she stated women also had right to express love. In the early century, married woman took care of her husband and children as their center, women lacked the ability to pursue their dreams and life. In "I 'm "wife"-I 've finished that-," (1) she used an ironic device that was directed at those complacent and numbness married women. They resigned to everything and without theirindependent ideas in the social roles. Married women were unable to realize their status in the family, so they cannot change their life. It was not only an irony but also a woman 's lament and social tragedy. In her poem (225) it details her …show more content…

'—I 've finished that" and "Rearrange A 'Wife 's ' Affection." "She Rose to His Requirement" argues that marriage can diminish a woman"(Huff page#1).Before the girl gets married, the beautiful girlhood was fragrant and pleasant. After she is a "Wife", she has lost her elegant demeanor and become a victim in marriage. Emily, who wasa strong spirit to be a thinking woman, she chose to break the old backward mode and pursued her self-worth, and finally elected an unmarried life. She lived a recluse place by herself. In her view, she would too busy to attend to her favorite poetic creations after she marries someone because her time was be occupied with household

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