The poem demonstrated the idea on how to create and follow your own path without letting anyone influence it. In the poem Dickinson talks about a soul choosing its own society which could mean anything from friends to loved ones. The “Soul” which represents the reader makes a critical decision where they have to choose 1 society (path) among many as shown in Stanza 1 line 1. In addition the soul encounters many obstacles throughout the poem which were trying to influence the reader's decision such as from stanza 2 lines 3 and 4 “Unmoved — an Emperor be kneeling Upon her Mat — “ this showed how the emperor was trying to make the reader choose a different path compared to what they chose. Furthermore also in the quote there is a phrase before “an emperor” which is “Unmoved” which represents the soul (reader) not giving in to the influence but still following their own path. This relates to me personally because many decisions I made were based off of my own thinking and …show more content…
throughout the path I chose there were many friends and family which tried to influence me to divert to another path but I denied and carried on.
The Poem taught me that you should never listen to someone bad giving you advice no matter how close they are to you since it could ruin the journey to your goal.
In stanza 1 Line 1-3 “The Soul selects her own Society — Then — shuts the Door — To her divine Majority —” it shows how the soul (reader) selects their own path to success and then shuts themselves off (Shuts the Door” from the rest of the important individuals (Divine Majority). Moreover, this showed me that you should not listen to anyone else about something you want to do because they can ruin it
entirely.
The poem has changed my overall perspective of everyday life around. This is because reading the poem made me realize the amount of factors that play role in your decision making such as how people influence your decisions and how it plays in result of it. Moreover, in the poem stanza 3 line 4 “Like stone” it shows how one could be stubborn by not listening or doing what other people tell it to.
In conclusion, the poem showed me how decisions in everyday life are made and how individuals can influence you to make the wrong decision without making you realize it till the last second.