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is a reflection of his time period because his work represents realism, his work was different from what was expected, and his work had to do with religion. Although Hopkins is considered as one of the great poets of the past, he was not that appreciated during ....

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.... not like him; they did not accept it because it went against everything they believed in. The church was the most important thing in peoples’ lives during this era and most of Hopkins’ work were about things that went against the church and its beliefs. Even though people did not accept his poems during his time, they are very well accepted now and are considered masterpieces of his era. 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 accept ....