Emily Dickinson's Master letters are an interesting set of works that embody a unique outlook
             regarding gender relations. Two of the Masters letters, #248 and #233 are examined in this
             essay to order to interpret their representation of the authors pure obsession with the addressee,
             the Master. Both letters contain a bizarre, near masochist content that clearly express the
             authors feelings for her Master. The letters strange symbolism and erotic meanings have been
             largely criticized and interpreted in several different angles and speculations have risen to
             examine the background to the works as well. Questions have aroused as to whom the
             addressee or the Master is, and whether Emily Dickinson is "Daisy" or if the works are merely
             pure fiction. In both letters the unrealistic fixation with the Master defines the gender relationship,
             but first the purpose and meanings behind the makings of the letters must be examined.
             It is important to realize that many aspects of the letters are still uncertain. Many
             different aspects of the letters have been challenged and they could prove Dickinson's ideal
             intentions. Questions that should be considered are: who the letters are addressed to, are they
             real letters or fiction and is it really Emily Dickinson as "Daisy", the name given to the speaker of
             the letters. Although there are many views on all these aspects, there are some primary beliefs
             which will briefly be discussed next. The addressee of the letters is unknown, but evidence
             within these two Master letters can mainly suspect Reverend Charles Wadsworth to be the
             "Master". The references to the Church several times in Master letter # 233 supports the idea
             that she may be writing to Wadsworth. She brings up terms like "presbyteries"(Dickinson 887),
             and also talks of the "Corporation" (Dickinson 887), which are the elderly who help to rule the
             church, a position which Wadsworth held. Dick...