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Some Keep The Sabbath By Emily Dickinson

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In the poem “Some Keep the Sabbath,” by Emily Dickinson, traditional notions of religious observances are challenged and Dickinson suggests a more personal and individualist approach to spirituality. Not everyone adheres to the same religious practices, which Dickinson suggests by using the word “some” (1). She acknowledges that there are people who observe the Sabbath, but also implies that there are others who do not. This signals her withdrawal from the religious customs of her time. Here, Dickinson contrasts her own unconventional practice with going to church on the Sabbath, “Some keep the Sabbath going to Church,/I keep it staying at home” (1-2). By choosing to stay at home instead, she indicates her rejection of the religious rituals
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