Similarities Between We Grow Accustomed To The Dark And Before I Got My Eye Put Out

The poems, “We grow accustomed to the Dark” and “Before I got my eye put out” by Emily Dickinson, and the scientific essay “Coming to Our Senses” written by Neil deGrasse Tyson talk about our senses and experiences in life. The quote, “The question is not what you look at, but what you see”, by Henry David Thoreau, considers the different perspectives when we look at something and how people react differently to it. The poems, “We grow accustomed to the Dark” and “Before I got my eye put out” discuss the importances of using our senses to adapt to our surroundings. The scientific essay “Coming to Our Senses” examines how powerful and weak our senses are and how technology allows us to see things that we could see before. Our view of the world depends on our five senses and our experiences enrich our perspective by influencing us to make certain choices that follow societal beliefs, and changing our outlooks on certain ideas.
Dickinson stated “We grow accustomed to the Dark – When Light is put away – As when the Neighbor holds the Lamp To witness her Goodbye – A Moment - We uncertain step For newness of the night – Then – fit our Vision to the Dark – And meet the Road – erect –” (Dickinson 1-8). Basically, Dickinson is saying our vision adapt to the changes of light. One can see from this is that our senses can adapt to situations that isn’t favourable for us. Emily Dickinson discuss the important of our five senses and how we can adapt when ours senses are weaken or