I thought it was interesting that this section used a lot of Dorothy Wordsworth’s journals and smaller essays. It really showed a different side about what we are studying and how it impacted lives during the time this material was being written. I found that Dorothy Wordsworth’s details were incredibly beautiful, especially her descriptions of the nature around her and the people she encountered.
She clearly had a keen eye for details of what and who was around her. I really feel like this is why she was such an integral part of her brother and Coleridge’s poetic thought. I was very interested in her perceptions of poverty and class that were around her. She really humanized the impoverished people around her by giving them descriptions of more than just their class. They were given faces and emotions within her journals and within her poetry. Her writing is also clearly romantic in their essence because she shows her sense of reflection, understanding, nature, and individuality within the community.
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