Emily Dickinson

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Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst Massachusetts. She had a younger sister named Lavina and an older brother named Austin. Her mother Emily Norcross Dickinson, was very dependent on her family and was seen by Emily as a poor mother. Her father was a lawyer, a Congressman, and the Treasurer for Amherst College. Emily’s grandfather was also known for building the brick mansion in Amherst. That house was later known as the Homestead. Unlike her mother, Emily loved and admired her father. Since the family was not emotional, they lived a quiet secure life. They rarely shared their problems with each other so Emily had plenty of privacy for writing during her childhood. As she matured she began to notice the gap between herself and her family’s religious belief's. She refused to accept the god of her parents and made it know that accepting things the way they are was not her style. Emily and her family attended The First Congregational Church on a regular basis. Emily did not like going to church because she didn’t think of herself as being very religious. She refused to believe that Heaven was a better place than Earth and eventually moved away from the church. Emily saw herself as a woman who had her own way of thinking. By the time she was twelve, her family moved to a house on Pleasant Street where they lived from 1840 to 1855. Emily was already writing letters, but wrote most of her poetry in this home. Emily only left home to attend Mount Holyoke Female Seminary for two semesters. During this time Emily was very energetic and had few freinds. She also was involved town social events. Even though her stay there was brief, she impressed her teachers with her courage and directness. They felt that her writing was very impressive. At the age of twenty-one, Emily and her family moved to the Dickinson Homestead on Main Street. This move proved to be very difficult for Emily. This was difficult for Emily ...