Summary Of Her Kind By Anne Sexton

Anne Sexton can be seen as a confessional poet; in “Her Kind” she reflects on her own personal experiences of womanhood, thus being able to create a relatable and intimate tone. Her vivid imagery also allowed the reader to clearly understand and visualize what she had to undergo. Throughout the poem it reflected the expectations and hardships that are placed upon women, though it may have been downgrading. The speaker however is not affected; she kept walking towards her dark side, stopping for nothing. It caused her be self-destructive but it took her where she had to be, she demonstrated bravery. Her journey led her to become a witch; she was possessed, lonesome, and unfeminine she was not seen as the right women in society’s standards. She’s
was a threat, she’s was different, and perhaps she had the ability to outshine the man, which was often looked down upon. In her Second stanza she portrays a motherly figure; she’s organized, responsible and caring for her family. While she is “rearranging the disaligned”, she claims that women like that are were misunderstood. While the motherly figures were occupied with proving that they are the perfect women, their true personalities and abilities were often overlooked, they had no self-identity. In the final stanza you can really refer back to the witch she once was this, was where her journey destined her to end up. The “flames” the bite her thighs were the expectations that society placed upon her, they were taking her whole, the villages that went by were the observers, they were aware, perhaps in denial that were actions were unacceptable, but they didn’t react. Thought it may have been painful, she acquired her own fate. She was not ashamed to die, because she finally felt liberated.