Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” is a poem that takes the reader through Plath’s life with an oppressive father. Through detailed‚ five-line stanzas she gives examples to compare her life to that of a Jew or to the lady that lived in a shoe. Plath uses visual imagery of a Nazi‚ in particular‚ Adolf Hitler to describe her father’s oppressive ways. The poem gives off a very weary perception of Plath fighting emotionally to get away from the life of silence and abuse. Moving deeper through Plath’s poem‚ she depicts
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be less active‚ show less attention and are more irritable and agitated than babies born to moms who are not depressed (“American Pregnancy Association”). In the poem “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath‚ her choice of words for the poem seem to express her feelings of depression toward the issue of her pregnancy. Plath chose many metaphors to describe her pregnancy. From her choice of words‚ one gets the feeling as if she is not enjoying the fact that she is pregnant‚ nor is she looking forward to
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have changed as time progresses‚ authors have wrote about the same hardships in their work while still adding their own unique voices. In Metaphors by Sylvia Plath and Stoner by John Williams‚ each author explores social expectations of women in post-war America illustrating the influences on literature and its audience. In Metaphors by Sylvia Plath‚ she demonstrates a first person point of view on what it is like to be held to the expectations of childbirth in 1959. This
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group of metaphors could tell a story. The poem‚ “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath‚ would be an example of this. Some may look at this poem and believe it is random metaphors put into nine lines. I believe this is a poem about Plath’s idea of pregnancy as compared to traditionally unrelated objects. “Metaphors” has a clue in each line that would lead the reader to believe that it is depicting the process pregnancy. In the poem “Metaphors”‚ Plath opens with the line‚ “I’m a riddle with nine syllables. In
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"Cut" Sylvia Plath [CONTENT] Persona In terms of content the persona in "Cut" is Sylvia Plath herself. Plath was one of the first American women writers to refuse to conceal her true emotions. In articulating her aggression‚ hostility and despair in her art‚ she effectively challenged the traditional literary prioritization of female experience. Plath has experienced much melancholy and depression in her life. Scenario The scenario of the poem starts off in a seemingly domestic scene‚
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‘The Applicant’ places both men and women as victims in a society which disallows them any sense of free-will.’ To what extent to you agree with this view? ‘The Applicant’ by Sylvia Plath is a poem centred on the idea that relationships between humans are only a regime to fill a physical need‚ and marriage is the only way to be free of a crippling lifestyle‚ and women are seen as being a set of appendages and functions‚ men as the consumer and worker‚ key to the success of the Marxist viewpoints
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had ‘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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for our attitudes. That’s the day [Everyone]… [will] truly grow up” said by John C Maxwell‚ Author. While anyone can grow up only few can make their own decisions and truly mature. Maturity can be seen in Sylvia Plath’s “Initiation” and Richard Peck’s “I Go Along”. In Sylvia Plath’s “Initiation” a young woman Millicent makes her own decisions and does not join a high school sorority. Millicent found out that joining a group‚ sorority‚ club‚ or gang will not have an effect on how people see her. Millicent
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become a follower‚ it is difficult to change‚ and may become trapped in the life of doing acts and deeds for the leader who takes all the credit while we starve just to keep in the category of a follower. In both short stories‚ “Greasy Lake” and “Initiation”‚ the main characters are confronted with decisions that makes it very hard for them to pull themselves out of. The two stories commonly share the same message that maturity‚ temptations‚ and peer-pressure arise all the time and how we deal with
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house and shut her in the cellar. It would be an hour before they came to get her‚ but then Rat Court would be all over and she would say what she had to say and go home” (Plath 1). Explanation 1 Millicent puts up with the hazing in order to be accepted. She realizes agreeing and not making a big deal out of these initiations will get her accepted into the “Magic Circle” after. After analyzing her situation while locked in the cellar‚ Millicent comes to the conclusion that she should not have
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