Sylvia Plath vs. Sharon Olds Katherine Waldman A traditional American household has changed throughout the years to the point where ‘traditional’ isn’t even politically correct to depict anything about a family anymore. But if we look back to the standard traditional household and there was always a father‚ a mother‚ and a 2.5 children. The father has always been designated as the head of the household and something that Sylvia Plath and Sharon Olds have in common is just that‚ that they
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September 31‚ 2012 Once More to the Lake In this story the author relives his childhood memories on a lake in Maine where his father used to take him and his siblings. In the story the author has moments where he “seemed to be living in dual existence” where he sees himself as his son and sees himself being his father at the same time. The author says “I would be in the middle of a simple act‚ I would be picking up a bait box‚ or laying down a table fork‚ or I would be saying something‚ and suddenly
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After reading all of the descriptive essays I found that I liked the “Once More to the Lake “By E.B White. His essay is easily readable and his diction is simplistic. His descriptions and imagery include Whites past and present memories. The narration is first person through the eyes and voice of the author. On the other hand I feel that his theme is more elusive. This retrospection allows the reader to slip behind the wall of time and memories to watch a son and father enjoy the America dream a
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Sylvia Plath was once a happy woman with a spouse and her two kids. She was well-known for her poetry. Love was one of the things that was a part of her so much because as you read some of her poetry it stood in them. Sylvia seen love as unreal. With all her writings she inspire many people. Cherie Chetyrbok a fan of Sylvia once said “I have been Sylvia Plath fan since i was teen. I still love her‚ and amazed with her talent. Some say she did not get treatment because it might have diluted her talent
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inside my head.) -- Sylvia Plath‚ Smith College‚ 1954 The above metaphor appears in an amazing poem written by Sylvia Plath. It relates something everyone does everyday‚ blinking‚ and turns it into something so sorrowful and thoughtful and deep. When reading this poem‚ "Mad Girl’s Love Song‚" I get a glimpse of the immensely troubled yet astounding life that Plath led. Although she only had one book‚ The Bell Jar‚ published during her short life‚ she has had 10 more books published posthumously
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Sylvia Plath is known for her remarkably personal poetry that explores heavy topics. The American poet was intelligent and was compelled to write poetry. She wrote her first poem when she was only eight years old‚ and published hundreds more before her suicide on February 11‚ 1963. Despite her success‚ Plath went through many struggles that ultimately affected her poetry. Her German father‚ Otto Plath‚ died a long and painful death in 1940. She told her mother that she would never speak to God again
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by Sylvia Plath There is a specific difference between the gender and sex of an individual. The gender of a person refers to whether they identify as male or female socially. The sex of an individual regards their internal organs and chromosomes. In the 1950’s‚ the people of America were divided into extremely specific groups of male or female. Depending on a persons gender group‚ they were expected to follow certain rules and theories of living. In the novel The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath‚ the
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“Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives” A.Sachs Explore the preoccupation with death in “Edge” and “Lady Lazarus”. Death is very much a universal theme and one present in numerous poems written by Sylvia Plath. The subject of death‚ and consequently Plath’s work‚ can therefore relate to everyone as it is relevant to all humanity‚ nobody is exempt. It can be seen that Plath had a preoccupation with death‚ it has been said that she was attracted to it like
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Sexton and Sylvia Plath were both great minds‚ creative individuals‚ and some of the greatest poetic individuals of the twentieth century. Though Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath were great poets‚ they were also obsessed with death‚ darkness‚ and plagued with manic depression. They yearned for death‚ and both were able to achieve their life goal of dying. They’re poetry is a direct result of their morbid minds and the strange obsessions they shared during they’re several years of friendship. Sylvia Plath
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In poems of Sylvia Plath‚ entitled “Lady Lazarus” and “Daddy” some elements are similar‚ including used hostile imagery‚ gloomy atmosphere as well as recurring theme of suicide‚ but the poems differ in respect of the speaker’s point of view and attitude towards addressed person or unfavorable surroundings. These elements are employed by Plath in order to intensify the impact on her audience and convey all extreme emotions. Another issue that is considered to be worthy of thinking over is the question
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