Pessimism

Why is Emily Dickenson so pessimistic that she wrote poems with topic such as death, loneliness and isolation? Given her background story and personality as a recluse who may have faced emotional obstacles, we can probably why Emily will be such an unhappy person. Emily Dickenson may feel that she has no personal control of her life. There is nothing she can do to help her to get the man she wanted and compensate her emptiness in her heart. People may attribute that Dickenson may just enjoy being a recluse because she naturally is an introverted person who feels uncomfortable with people’s presence. However, this is definitely a wrong assumption that she hated to be so lonely so that’s why she wrote so many poem about death and isolation to relieve her feelings, wanting to communicate and share some of her feelings to the rest of the world. The author of the book The Handmaid’s Tale is actually kind of pessimistic too. In the book, she portrays a future world where woman’s rights have been taken away and oppressed by man. Being a feminist, the author wanted to show the world that this kind of future should be avoided that man and woman should share equal rights.