[s1e1] Because I Could Not Stop Official

In 1850s Amherst, Massachusetts, (Hailee Steinfeld) rebels against the domestic and social constraints of her time. While her mother tries to marry her off, Emily is preoccupied with her poetry and her deep affection for her best friend, Sue Gilbert .

: Emily agrees to let her friend George publish one of her poems, "I dwell in Possibility," in a local magazine. However, her father, Edward Dickinson, reacts with fury, believing that a public reputation would ruin the family name. [S1E1] Because I Could Not Stop

: Emily's brother, Austin, proposes to Sue, planning to move them to Detroit. Devastated, Emily begs Sue to always love her more than Austin, and the two share a kiss. Key Themes and Style In 1850s Amherst