Emily Dickinson's Poem 579

Nineteenth century poet, Emily Dickinson ponders in poem 579 of the initial reaction towards something new and how obtaining wealth for the first time means she has to give up something in return. However, she would not be able to use her newfound wealth because of her inability to handle it. Poem 579 explains what happens when a person discovers something completely new and how the narrator handles new experiences. Going through a new experience is what happens to the poet’s diminishing eyesight that forces her to stay home so she gradually gets use to the fact she cannot go outside
Near the end of stanza one, the poet explains about approaching the new and unknown “I had been hungry, all the years-/ my Noon had Come-to dine-/ I trembling