Emily Dickinson was a poet born in Amherst, Massachusettes on December 10,1830. There was a strong Dickinson presence in New England with her grandfather being the founder of Amherst college and her father a successful attorney, legislature, treasurer, and also a community leader (Bloom 11). She went to college for 7 years, but never finished and returned home without ever finishing her studies (Bloom 11). After the age of 30, Emily secluded herself, selmdom seeing anyone but herimmediate family (Loving). …showed first 75 words of 651 total…

…showed last 75 words of 651 total…in `this situation. He celebrated the news (Gilmore). Instead of mourning the death of her loved ones, while considering the views of Timothy, Emily could have rejoiced that they were not in pain and in a better place. With Leary as her advisor, Dickinson would have been more outgoing, successful, and not hidden in her "poetic veil." Leary's last words before he died were, "Why not?" (Gilmore). Maybe Dickinson should have asked herself this question.