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    one of America’s most famous poets‚ Sylvia Plath’s works have long been discussed and analyzed amongst literary professionals and laymen alike. In Plath’s poem “Daddy”‚ arguably one of her most important works‚ she presents a piece chock full of symbols‚ imagery‚ and themes worth discussing. In the poem‚ the speaker is presumably a young woman speaking to her father. Today‚ many readers make the assumption that “Daddy” is actually more of an autobiography for Plath‚ and it is considered to be a part

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    it means to age. Sylvia Plath’s poem‚ Mirror‚ is a poem that deals with the truths and lies in the struggle a woman goes through when grasping the reality of aging. The poem is appealing due to the ways in which Plath successfully uses personification‚ figurative language‚ and diction in her writing to emphasize this idea‚ as well how the concept of keeping up appearances and aging are relevant topics for many women in modern day culture. One of the many literary devices Plath utilizes in the poem

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    going to be it could be your sister‚ mother‚ grandmother‚ and so on. That’s how I think Sylvia Plath “Daddy” is about how she lost that one person she was close to and just couldn’t handle it. As you read on I’m going to be telling you what I think about the poem‚ and how Sylvia Plath use her poem “Daddy”‚ to show her emotion towards her dad death. The poem is told in first person which is Sylvia Plath who lost her father at the age eight‚ at a time when she still adored him unconditionally

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    Sylvia “A White Heron” In “A White Heron”‚ there was a young girl named Sylvia‚ for the first eight years of her life she had lived in a city environment. Sylvia then came to live with her grandmother in a country setting. This is where Sylvia became alive and one with nature. During her travel through the country side one morning she noticed a man who was searching for a white heron that he had seen a few weeks ago. At first Sylvia was scared of this man‚ he carried a gun and killed white heron’s

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    brings this environment to vital life in a really amazing way • The speaker is the one who appears vulnerable‚ nature is her attacker. She refers to them in a “grandmotherly disguise‚” this is a reference to the fairy-tale ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ Plath is taking the innocence and naivety of this familiar story and turning it into something rather sinister. By referring to the sheep as “grandmotherly‚” the speaker becomes red riding hood and therefore becomes the victim‚ nature to the speaker is not

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    shocked as it discussed taboo topics. Confessional poets such as Sylvia Plath challenged America’s conservative attitudes. The poets did this by describing their terrible relationships with their fathers or mothers and unmasking America’s true scars. Throughout Sylvia Plath’s short life she has lived through troubled times such WW2 and the great depression; and these experiences would have affected the way that she wrote. Sylvia Plath father’s death when she was only 8 years of age had a dramatic effect

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    Author’s Purpose Sylvia Plath writes her autobiography The Bell Jar utilizing a smart protagonist‚ whose life is driven into depression by the deterioration of today’s society to familiarize her readers with suicide. Esther lives a perfect life‚ according to anyone looking at her on the surface. Esther continues to live her life in a fully coordinated “patent-leather” outfit from “Bloomingdale’s” while she sips “martinis” surrounded by “anonymous young men with all-American bone structures”‚ yet

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    prosecuted. Today in our society‚ people have believed that men are the superior gender. Everywhere‚ from the bible to the everyday life‚ men are given a high pedestal while women are treated as second class citizens. In the novel The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath‚ Esther Greenwood struggles with this idea of how women are treated and how that leads to mental deterioration. According to a document on sexual assault‚ sexual assault is a crime of power and control. Sexual assault is used when sexual behavior

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    “Daddy” was written in 1962. Sylvia Plath discusses her love/hate for father and others using imagery from the Holocaust‚ Nazis‚ and vampires. The title of the poem suggests that it is loving and intimate‚ more so than if it were titled “Father”. That is where love is present. Hate and anger are present everywhere else in the poem. Sylvia Plath’s father died when she was eight years old due to complications of diabetes (Steinberg 2007). He is already dead; Sylvia Plath wrote this poem when she was

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    Sylvia Plath’s Confessional Poetry and Struggle with Depression Numerous people around the world suffer from some form of depression and the great American poet Sylvia Plath was no exception. Depression can be defined as a mood disorder that causes persistent feelings of inadequacy‚ sadness and loss of interest. Those who suffer from depression often have difficulty accomplishing everyday tasks and may feel as if life isn’t worth living anymore. Now considered a mental illness throughout America

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