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Faith Suspended: Review of "Faith" is a fine invention by Emily Dickinson


"Faith" is a fine invention

"Faith" is a fine invention
When Gentlemen can see—
But Microscopes are prudent
In an Emergency.


Thematic Review

In her succinct and yet thought-provoking poem, "Faith" is a fine invention, Emily Dickinson questions the faith in traditional Christianity by putting quotes around the word "Faith;" in doing so, she brings to attention the irony between the word's original meaning, which is the belief in God, and its modern meaning, which is the belief in the doctrinal teachings of Christianity.

The poem begins with the line, "'Faith' is a fine invention". Instead of "Faith" referring to the pure and innocent belief in God, Dickinson suggests that it has become merely an invention, something well thought-out, and that man has created faith and religion for his own benefit. Furthermore, the first two lines ("'Faith' is a fine invention / When Gentlemen can see- ") imply that when things are good and “Gentlemen can see” "'Faith' is a fine invention," a good way of living and thinking. But, the following two lines suggest that when things are rough (“In an Emergency”) “Microscopes are prudent,” also implying that microscopes employed here as a metaphor for scientific advances would be more useful than "faith" at the time of emergency because of the suspension of the unadulterated faith in God itself.

Dickinson uses her poetry as an exploration of “faith”: something well thought-out and institutionized in the forms of creeds and doctrines. In the concluding lines, she gives emphasis to the importance of "seeing": it is better to see with microscopes than to be sightless with “faith.” That is one of the main reasons that she disengaged herself from the religious establishment of her day. As she says, "Some keep the Sabbath going to Church -- / I keep it, staying at Home --".
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Faith Suspended: Review of "Faith" is a fine invention by Emily Dickinson


"Faith" is a fine invention

"Faith" is a fine invention
When Gentlemen can see—
But Microscopes are prudent
In an Emergency.


Thematic Review

In her succinct and yet thought-provoking poem, "Faith" is a fine invention, Emily Dickinson questions the faith in traditional Christianity by putting quotes around the word "Faith;" in doing so, she brings to attention the irony between the word's original meaning, which is the belief in God, and its modern meaning, which is the belief in the doctrinal teachings of Christianity.

The poem begins with the line, "'Faith' is a fine invention". Instead of "Faith" referring to the pure and innocent belief in God, Dickinson suggests that it has become merely an invention, something well thought-out, and that man has created faith and religion for his own benefit. Furthermore, the first two lines ("'Faith' is a fine invention / When Gentlemen can see- ") imply that when things are good and “Gentlemen can see” "'Faith' is a fine invention," a good way of living and thinking. But, the following two lines suggest that when things are rough (“In an Emergency”) “Microscopes are prudent,” also implying that microscopes employed here as a metaphor for scientific advances would be more useful than "faith" at the time of emergency because of the suspension of the unadulterated faith in God itself.

Dickinson uses her poetry as an exploration of “faith”: something well thought-out and institutionized in the forms of creeds and doctrines. In the concluding lines, she gives emphasis to the importance of "seeing": it is better to see with microscopes than to be sightless with “faith.” That is one of the main reasons that she disengaged herself from the religious establishment of her day. As she says, "Some keep the Sabbath going to Church -- / I keep it, staying at Home --".
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Bottled poetry with sparkling joy.

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The review is very good. Emily's poems need many re-reads.

With this help, we can understand it more.
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The review is very good. Emily's poems need many re-reads.

With this help, we can understand it more.
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ericcoliu wrote a review of Emily Dickinson's Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church posted at http://coviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=30625&highlight=sabbath
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Bottled poetry with sparkling joy.

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ericcoliu wrote a review of Emily Dickinson's Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church posted at http://coviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=30625&highlight=sabbath
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I'm Champagne,
Bottled poetry with sparkling joy.

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