Famous poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay once said, "Life is a quest and love a quarrel." In this quote, Millay explains how one can spend their whole life trying to discover the true meaning of life, while love is simply a continuous series of disagreements. The extraordinary life of Edna St. Vincent Millay is extremely important to understand to fully appreciate her works. Throughout her life Millay remained true to herself and her beliefs, and this dedication translated through her thought-provoking and inspiring poems and plays. Edna St. Vincent Millay thoroughly expresses both the influences of the Modernist era and her own life experiences in the sonnet collection, Fatal Interview, and in the poems Justice Denied in Massachusettes and Huntsman, What Quarry? which features a confident, yet insecure theme of the tragedies and happiness that love brings. Modernism is a style of literature that was becoming increasingly popular in the years 1915 to 1946. The poets of modernism challenged the styles of simple, standard writings that were popular in the 19th century. They chose instead to tell fragmented stories and poems that reflected society in the World War I era and challenged popular beliefs. (Dugan). They were experimental and unique while also demonstrating poetic license. When she began to write, Millay was clearly a modernist. He acted as a bohemian figure active in society's problems, which manifested itself in the various events where he protested. Millay was very concerned about the Sacco-Vanzetti case, which involved two Italian immigrants accused of robbery and murder. Millay expresses what happened in the poem, Justice Denied in Massachusettes: Let us sit h...... middle of paper ......ric Poet." Case Western Reserve University. Web. 12 February 2010. .Cone, Temple." "Love is not everything. "Bloom's Literary Facts on the Web. .Newcomb, John T. and Elizabeth Majerus in Massachusettes"" Welcome to the English Web. 15 February 2010. .Gale, Robert L. "The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay". .Vincent Millay (1892-1950)." Georgetown University: Web hosting. Web. 15 February. 2010. .