They Shut Me Up In Prose Vs The Brain

In Emily Dickinson’s poems “They shut me up in Prose—” and “The Brain—is wider than the sky,” Dickinson explores the process of creativity and thought. Similarly, Emily Bronte in her poem “To Imagination,” explores imagination and praises the benefits of creativity. Dickinson, as well as Bronte, speak of the brain’s tremendous strength, the power of imagination, as well as the struggle when creativity is held captive. Dickinson, through interesting style techniques as well as imagery, boasts the liberating effect of creativity. Both authors link the brain’s power of creation to more than just the ability to create poems—it creates solace, liberation, and ultimately, vitality to both authors. In the poem “The Brain—is wider than the sky,” Dickinson speaks highly
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Bronte, like Dickinson, knows the power that imagination holds. Bronte longs for a world created through her imagination—where hate, doubt, and suspicion are not constant fears. The only constant that both Dickinson and Bronte both find suitable for their lives is the liberty of creative expression. It is undeniable that there is a sense of vitality that both authors connect with imagination and the creative process. The liberty offered by the creative process is absolute. The imagery of the bird in “They shut me up in Prose—,” speaks to the freedom that both authors demanded in their lives. Although there were people who sought to keep both Emily Dickinson and Emily Bronte “still,” in the end both authors were victorious because both eventually achieve creative freedom. Imagination, the “Sure solacer of human cares” (Bronte 35), is not something that can be easily locked away or silenced, but is eternal and as long as man exists the power of creativity will continue to be