Sense is Madness- Yeah, That Makes Sense.

    "Much Madness is Divinest Sense" by Emily Dickinson is a very different spin on what we think of as normal and accepted. This poem presents a challenge to its readers. It says do not just go along with everyone else and their opinions and beliefs; question them! Who has ever discovered something great without going against what people think is possible or reasonable? This wonderful paradox definitely goes against sense in an of itself.  We see this in the line, "Much Sense- the starkest Madness" (Dickinson 830). Having sense can be madness- a contrasting idea. Yet, that contrasting idea is exactly the point she is trying to get across. People who don't think with their senses and instead think outside the box, they are not crazy, they are actually the normal ones! They inspire change and make the differences in our world that keep us improving each and every day. Where would we be today without the first person to say, "What if we could make a vehicle for transportation that has wheels and runs on an engine?" or the first person to say, "What if we could put a man on the moon?". Our world is constantly changing and if we all start thinking with the majority, then we cannot continue to prosper.