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Emily Dickinson On Drugs?
Emily Dickinson's poems often make me ponder her mental stability.
Sometimes I wonder if she was psychotic or on some kind of mind-altering
drugs. In Dickinson's poems "I felt a funeral in my brain," "My life closed
twice before its close," and "Because I could not stop for Death," we shall
see whether or not Mr. J's theory of her insanity stands true. In the
piece "I felt a funeral in my brain," she views her own funeral in her head.
At one point she thought, "My mind was going numb;" now I strongly believe
that one has to be on "crack" to write a line like this. "Then Space-began
to toll;" I don't believe Emily Dickinson graduated from the D.A.R.E.
program because normal, non-drug using people do not normally space out
and see their funerals in their heads. "And I dropped down, and down," in
other words, Emily just passed out. Not only was Emily passed out, she was
also having near-death experiences according to the poem "My life closed
twice before its close." Maybe she was trying to kick the habit and became
depressed. "It yet remains to see If Immortality unveil A third event to
me" means that she is worried about dying and she wondered if there is
anything for her after this life. Once again, in her poem "Because I
could not stop for Death," Dickinson is writing about her death, only she's
talking in the past tense like she's already dead. Depression? Withdrawal?
Crack? Will someone please tell me what the hell is wrong with this woman?
This lady is obsessed with her own death; my suggestion to her is to get a
life before she really does die. Obviously Emily is on some kind of mind-
altering drugs. Otherwise, she would not be constantly writing about her
own death; she would be writing about trees and birds, love and happiness.
ADDITIONAL FEATURED ESSAYS
Emily Dickinson 5
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born on December 10,1830 in the quiet community of Amherst, Massachusetts (Davidson 247).
Dickinson Vs. Whitman
After receiving five years of schooling, Walt Whitman spent four years learning the printing trade; Emily Dickinson retu
Dickinson Vs. Whitman
After receiving five years of schooling, Walt Whitman spent four years learning the printing trade; Emily Dickinson retu
The Life Of Emily Dickinson
Although she lived a seemingly secluded life, Emily Dickinson's many encounters with death influenced many of her poems
The Life Of Emily Dickinson
Although she lived a seemingly secluded life, Emily Dickinson's many encounters with death influenced many of her poems
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