Success Is Counted Sweetest Emily Dickinson Analysis

The Human Nature of Success Emily Dickinson, a shut in for the majority of her life, secretly wrote a great deal of poetry that attempted to grasp the nature of humanity. In her poem Success is counted sweetest, Dickinson states those who never succeed are the ones who essentially understand the concept of true success. The explanation being people who desire success the most are the ones who have never achieve it. There is a sense of irony in Dickinson claim regarding success. In her opening lines she articulates, “Success is counted sweetest by those who ne’er succeed”. Essentially she is expressing that the individuals who embodied and glorify success most, are those who do not posses it. This then posing a great question concerning humanity “Do we as humans fully embody success once it is achieved?”. Dickinson attempts to explain this prevailing question through her poem by drawing a powerful parallel in which success is not only desired but essential. In lines 3-4 she states, “To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest …show more content…
Though the winners appreciate their success, the tragically defeated idolize the idea of winning and glorify the concept of success. The idea of never winning causes one to ponder how remarkable it would have been to be the victor. A perfect example of this would be America’s defeat against Europe, causing it to become an official Nation. Though we appreciate our status as a leading Nation in the modern world we take it for granted decades later. Europe does not forget Americas glorious success and everyday must face our great nation whom overcame them. Her poem not only proves the nature of our success, but in turn shows that it is one humans must recognize. Though it is not distinctly said this places the emphasis of humility and to be aware of the appreciation that one should