‘Mum’ in the title) focuses on the relationship with the persona’s mother. It can be seen as a companion poem to ‘Daddy’ - written shortly before - and explores a similar theme – freeing the self from the (powerful‚ smothering) parent. |Sylvia Plath - Medusa | |
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source of social status and contentment. • Plath suggests that the government‚ consumerism and the patriarchy cause the dehumanization of people‚ especially women who are restricted to the stereotype of the household wife. This is demonstrated in the repetition of the word‚ “It” in place of “She” or any other more personal term. The US promoted the domestic lifestyle image‚ which is expressed in The Applicant “A living doll‚ everywhere you look.” Plath voices her opinion on the way that women were
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The Fire ‚ William Saroyan William Saroyan was an American dramatist and author. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in and won the Academy Award for Best Story. He is recognized as "one of the most prominent literary figures of the mid-20th century." Stephen Fry describes Saroyan as "one of the most underrated writers of the 20th century and suggests that he takes his place naturally alongside Hemingway‚ Steinbeck and Faulkner. The heroes of his works were always simple and not very happy
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Joshua Huling “Mirror” “Mirror” is a poem by Sylvia Plath. It is spoken in a first person style from the perspective of a mirror‚ and later a lake. A woman has been looking into both the mirror and the lake at her own reflection. She seems to be almost consumed with the reflection and later in life she is upset by what she sees‚ as she is ageing. The poem is rife with figurative language. After analyzing the poem‚ we find that the mirror is truth‚ indifferent to the woman’s ageing or what she
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Fire Safety : A Fire Safety Self-Inspection Checklist Introduction Structural fires can occur at any time. They don’t just happen to the “other guy.” The best way to ensure that NPS facilities are “fire safe” is through prevention and education. This includes inspections and education of employees‚ partners‚ and the public. Director’s Order #58: Structural Fire Management (DO #58) and its implementation manual‚ Reference Manual #58 (RM-58)‚ require your park’s Structural Fire Coordinator to schedule
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Photo of a fire taken with a 1/4000th of a second exposure A flame is a mixture of reacting gases and solids emitting visible‚ infrared‚ and sometimes ultraviolet light‚ the frequency spectrum of which depends on the chemical composition of the burning material and intermediate reaction products. In many cases‚ such as the burning of organic matter‚ for example wood‚ or the incomplete combustion of gas‚ incandescent solid particles called soot produce the familiar red-orange glow of ’fire’. This light
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The Fire “Is this a dream?” I thought to myself. Looking off into the vast emptiness‚ the only thing surrounding me was darkness. It was a cold October night; all was hushed except for the gentle breeze sweeping through the trees whispering my name. The chillness of the stale air gave me shivers from head to toe and at that moment I felt unsafe. Suddenly‚ I spotted a glowing light off in the distance‚ and knowing it was my only chance of safety I ran towards it. As I approached this mysterious
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This combined with the unique work and living conditions place many demands on firefighters‚ creates a long list of traits that are necessary for success. There are dozens of essential traits firefighters must possess in order to find success on the fire ground and in the firehouse. Trust is of the utmost importance in public safety. People need to trust firefighters with their personal property‚ their safety‚ their privacy‚ their loved ones’ care and even their lives. A firefighter’s misconduct
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In The Song of Songs‚ the Shulamite and her lover are everything but what society conforms to. In their Hebrew society there are rules and restrictions pertaining to sexual relations and who is allowed to marry who. These rules are stated in the book of Deuteronomy‚ and if the citizens do not abide by the laws written in the book‚ the punishments were harsh and brutal. However‚ the Shulamite and her lover seemed to be living in their own world where they could not care less about what society thought
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The works of both Atwood and Plath explore the subjugation of women through a second-wave feminist lens. Both use confessional narrative; however‚ Plath uses her own personal experiences of feeling trapped in the home only to be a wife and a mother‚ while Atwood takes us to an extreme theocratic dystopia where women are only useful for their bodies‚ their treatment justified through a religious framework. So whereas Plath examines control over women through controversial metaphors in her poetry‚
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