Much Madness is divinest Sense

Much Madness is divinest Sense is another of Emily Dickinsons's poems that discusses the idea of sanity verses insanity. This poem states a slightly confusing paradox, that madness is actually the greatest form of sense, and sanity is really madness. According to the poem, sanity is only called "sense" because the majority of people think this way and agree upon this way of thinking, "Much Sense- the starkest Madness- 'Tis the Majority". I don't really understand how sanity could be madness, and vice versa, but her idea that if a person doesn't agree with the majority, they are considered wrong, is quite true. Dickinsons's poem states, "Assent- and you are sane-, Demur- and you're straightaway dangerous-". This idea is very profound and so true. No matter the reasoning, someone who goes against the majority of society, someone who questions the masses, is automatically frowned upon. Not only frowned upon, but "straightaway dangerous". People are really almost scared of those who are different, and yearn to be considers "sane" bu the act of fitting in and attempting to be just like everyone else.