Hopkins age was defined by the change from romanticism to realism. This was a slow change but it was one that was greatly needed by Hopkins. His work was not very well liked by people because it was about things that were against the church (Bloom p.90). During his time this was a big mistake, but in the same sense this portrayed realism to its fullest. Although some of Hopkins' poems seem disturbing, they are actually excellent pieces of work. He portrayed realism by only writing about things that were realistic to him and his society. People did not accept Hopkins' poetry because they did not like him; they did not accept it because it went against everything they believed in. The church was the

Hopkins' work was very different from what was expected. This reflects how different his era was and how much change it went through. Hopkins' era was about change and pushing away from the norm. The reason that Hopkins' work was not very well accepted by the people of his time was because the people were stuck only on what they knew. They did not want to believe in something that went against something that they knew. Although there was a movement from romanticism to realism, Hopkins was only one of the few poets that actually wrote about realistic things. That is what was so great about the work of Hopkins; it was not only about realistic things that were happening during his time, but it was also about realistic things that could happen in the near future from where he was. This also something that was not very accepted by the people of his time period. Thinking of things that had not already happened was something that only a witch or devil would do (Sulloway p.59). Hopkins' work brought a different taste into the world of poetry and everyone will be able to appreciate his work.

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