Emily accepted the common Puritan belief that the way a person died indicted the state of his/her soul, a peaceful death being a sign of grace and harmony with God. To Emily, death revealed ultimate truth and ultimate reality. She believed that death revealed the true nature of God. Through her poems, she uses personification to portray death. She believed that death was trickery played by God, but a blessed way to heaven. Unlike other poets of her time, Emily's view on love was sarcastic. This is pobably because she was never in a relationship. Emily believed tha pain plays an essentual role in human life. The amount of pain we experience generally exceeds the joy or other positive value contrasted with pain. Pain earns us purer moments of ecstasy and makes joy more vital. The pain of loss or of lacking enhances our appreciation of victory and success. The pain of separation indicates the degree of our desire for union. Emily describes nature as being unpredictable, pure, and the source of joy and beauty, without threat and danger. She believed that death is a part of nature and is not connected with humanity. Emily never felt as close to God, which is the probable result of her pain. Her attitude towards God ranges from friendliness to anger.