‘Dickinson’ on Apple TV+ is a quirky, borderline absurdist, historic comedy-drama show that follows the life of a young Emily Dickinson and her family in 1850s Amherst, Massachusetts. Undoubtedly among America’s best poets of all time, Emily Dickinson remained unknown and undiscovered in her lifetime. Her treasure trove of poems- some 1800 of these, were only published after her death.
Historians claim that even in her death, Emily did not want to be famous and desired her husband to burn off her poems after her death. Well, thank heavens her sister had the greater sense to share Emily’s genius on the world.
Majorly copes with Emily’s drive and pull with the notion of fame. Wanting to clarify why she chose to remain anonymous all of her life. Only gaining recognition post-humously. As far as depth character development is concerned, 1. The second season feels older like it has finally discovered its footings. It is like the show is growing with the characters. If you are searching to gain a better comprehension of the end of Dickinson season two, you’re in the right location.
Throughout the first half of this season, Emily considers that she wants to pursue fame and receive recognition for her poems. This is major because of Sam and Sue’s insistence. Emily goes against her intuition feelings and gives Sam her poems. Before she gets confirmation from Sam. That poem will be published, Emily second-guesses herself to the point that she gets acute writer’s block.
Her ideas also manifest themselves in the shape of Nobody. The ghostly figure constantly warns Emily not to seek out. A framework and keeps telling her that being a”no one” is better. Nobody ends up to be Austin’s college friend, Frazar Stearns, that Emily thinks will expire in the Civil War. Her talks with Nobody establish that Emily puts more value on her life than on pursuing glory and fame to achieve immortality after death.
When all is said and done, Emily is still an incredibly private person who feels uncomfortable when the spotlight is on her. Here is the running theme of season 2. She is happy to have folks read her poem but gets mad when they don’t agree with her and announce her poem as too provocative. Emily doesn’t care for people’s opinions. Finally, when Emily decided to remain unpublished, it feels like the right selection for her.