To start off week 3, I am once again going to look at a Dickenson poem. Much Madness is Divinest Sense is pretty typical - a sea of unnecessary capitalization and hyphens. Let's start:
Emily pulls a fast one on us and states society's consensus; however, she completely disagrees with her peers. Instead of assenting with this common belief, she thinks that "Much Madness is divinest Sense" - that insanity is sensible. When we think about insanity, we usually think of chaos and irrational actions or thoughts. When we think of sensibility, we think of organized thought and rational decisions. Because of the contrast between these two words, a paradox is created. Insanity is sensible because it's human - we overreact to situations and people, and we make mistakes and screw ourselves over sometimes. If someone is completely calm at all times, that may be a warning sign that he or she is kind of crazy. It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for, right?
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