Out of all the Emily Dickinson poems we have read so far in class, "Much Madness is Divinest Sense" is my favorite! Actually, it is in my top five poems from all of the units. I really love the point that she is trying to prove , and the continuous paradox she uses to describe it. For example, demur is madness to society; however, demur is sense to the speaker. In my opinion, this paradox is entirely true! Conforming to society is insane; individuality is divine.
The line "Demur--you're straightaway dangerous--And handled with a Chain," located in the last few lines of the poem, caught my eye. At this point in time, the speaker is describing society's point of view on what is right and what is wrong. They say that those who DO NOT conform to society are dangerous and need to be handled with a chain. In other words, they need to be restrained, so that they do not corrupt the people and turn them against the idea's of society. Those who stand out, are a threat to those who want everyone to fit in.
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