Jan McCutcheon
English 48B
Journal for Emily Dickinson



Author Quote:

“Faith” is a fine invention
For Gentlemen who see
But Microscopes are prudent
In an Emergency!






Internet Quote: Emily Dickinson is now considered a powerful and persistent figure in American culture. (Wikipedia)





Summary: It seems like Emily was a little “different.” Unmarried, possibly bi-sexual, obsessed with death and flowers, and a recluse dressed in white…




Response: I like Dickinson’s dark dwelling on death, and her quirky personality. I like it that she refused to fit in at the seminary school preferring instead to think for her self. I like how she also refuses to follow the rules regarding punctuation. I think Dickinson is the inspiration for the Gothic cartoon character Emily the Strange.