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A 3 page paper which discusses the imagery in Emily Dickinson’s poem “The Soul Selects Her Own Society.” No additional sources cited.
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poems are filled with images of power, sometimes nature, and various symbolic illustrations of often very real and perhaps harsh emotions and experiences. She was generally considered to be something
of a recluse and her poems often touched on that reality and the desire for love. In one particular poem, "The Soul Selects Her Own Society," many may argue that
it is a poem about the safety or power of being a recluse. At the same time, however, it is also a poem about the power of individuality. The following
paper examines the imagery that Dickinson offers up in this particular poem. The Soul Selects Her Own Society The first line of the poem is what we know
to be the title of the poem, which is fairly simple without much in the way of imagery as opposed to symbolism. But, with the second line we begin to
see powerful imagery. The line "Then -- shuts the Door -" we are given a vision of closing off, of shutting out all of the society that one particular individual
may not desire (Dickinson 2). As mentioned in the introduction, Dickinson as a recluse of sorts seems to help us see this imagery very well. Her soul shuts the door,
keeping out all of the world that she does not desire to experience or see or meet. This is further emphasized by the third and fourth lines which state, "To
her divine Majority --/ Present no more -" (Dickinson 3-4). In this we see the majority presented, and it is a divine majority. In that we gain an image that
Dickinson may be offering up a sarcastic image, claiming that the majority of the society is something she would prefer not to experience. And, with the shutting of the door
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