I found the first poem “I dwell in possibility” reminded me about the a thread in Jane Eyre I notices. Throughout the book Jane is often looking out a window imagining a life for herself that she doesn’t have.  Jane has these moments of self empowering speech, however she is constantly oppressed. After quickly looking up the poem I learned that Dickinson also spent  a lot of her life cooped up. The similarity between the points of views was very prevalent in the tone of the poem. In the poem, the narrator is taking herself on a mental escape, as Jane did a few times in the book. I don’t know the entire backstory to the poem, but I do know in Jane Eyre Jane is able to keep a hold of these fantasies to carry her through the book. Jane is given limited opportunities and is basically shamed in the beginning of the novel, and  has major self confidence issues. However she is strong enough to go against her love for Rochester when he begs her to stay as his mistress because she wants to strive for a life that makes her happy. Regardless of how many times she has gotten knocked down, she knows that making the decision to stay would prohibit her from lifting her name. The poem was reminiscent of Jane’s day dreams in the beginning of the book, and it reminded me of how Jane was able to find her happiness as well at the end, as if her dreams became realized. Of course her life did not turn out exactly like what she would imagine, but she was able to live equally amongst the man she loved. Jane was happy at the end of the book, and happiness the true goal of her fantasies.