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Emily Dickinson Beliefs

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During Pre-Civil war era , the American society was controlled by the religion. Churches controlled the lives of people and having faith in God was of paramount importance. Later, the beginning of Transcendental, Enlightenment and Romanticism brought huge changes in the society politically and religiously. During the era, many literature reflected the religious faith of the writers. Their writings were centered to God and praising of Jesus Christ. Unlike many literary figures, Emily Dickinson represented herself as the important female writer of the era who, in her writings used images from nature, love, law, philosophy, and questioning about institutionalized religion. She, in her writings showed disrespect for the authority. In “Some keep
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