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    that there are things more important that the truth. The truth may also be covered up because it is difficult for people to cope with. These ideas are explored in Joe Wright’s film Atonement and the Poems ‘Homecoming’ by Bruce Dawe and ‘Mirror’ by Sylvia Plath. All texts are post modernism texts. In Joe Wright’s film Atonement the idea of the truth depends on an individual’s perspective is explored. The truth is many-sided and everyone’s perception of what they believe to be the truth may be different

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    OM (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an English poet and children’s writer. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death. Hughes was married to American poet Sylvia Plath‚ from 1956 until her suicide in 1963 at the age of 30. His part in the relationship became controversial to some feminists and (particularly) American admirers of Plath. His last poetic work‚ Birthday Letters (1998)‚ explored their complex relationship

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    ultimately causing his own destruction. Loman represents an American archetype a victim of the American dream‚ suffering from his delusions and obsession with success‚ which haunt him with a sense of failure. In the modernist poem “Mirror”‚ written by Sylvia Plath‚ she represents a woman’s response to the sudden realisation of loss and ageing. In a tone similar to Death of a Salesman‚ of depression and fear‚ Plath’s subject is an archetype of inevitability of death. The Scream‚ a futuristic painting by

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    Sylvia Plath was known for not having a good relationship with her father Otto Plath. Otto died when Sylvia was eight years old (“Daddy”). She spent most of her life trying to come to terms with his influence on her life and her work (“Daddy”). The memory of her father haunted her for most of her life. Since she didn’t know much about him‚ he was a constant search in her mind. The purpose of this paper is to show and explain the idea that “Daddy” is Sylvia Plath’s way of killing the memory of her

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    and unworthy of consideration. Therefore‚ being unable to express their own perspectives and discriminated against in their writings‚ women are a marginalized group. But‚ in their portrayal‚ are they truly victims of a patriarchal society? Certainly Sylvia Plath ’s Daddy (1962) paints a despairing picture of suppression and inner anguish‚ a woman driven mad by the men in her life - though is this really the case? For Ania Walwicz challenges this concept of a helpless damsel in distress by subverting

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    is an intense expression of feelings and ideas which reflect the joys and struggles of the person writing it. We use it to convey love‚ to mourn a loss‚ tell a story‚ or to say the things we are afraid to tell an actual person. Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath don’t write sonnets. These two poets clearly used poetry as a cathartic release for the troubles of their lives. Their struggles with even the rudimentary‚ plagued them throughout their short lifetime. Life and death being in constant conflict

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    Out of all the poems available for a title poem for Sylvia Plath’s anthology‚ Cut would make the “cut”. While Sylvia has a much darker writing style‚ Cut is about as humorous as her poems get. Cut is one of the more memorable poems read by the class‚ and the poem sticks due to its odd descriptions and nooks and crannies of a chipped thumb. The only time Sylvia really utilizes humor in her poetry is when she makes fun of her own fumbles and follies‚ in Stings‚ about not conforming to the modern housewife

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    Disappointment and Identity Crisis ——the reasons of Esther’s insanity in The Bell Jar The Bell Jar is the autobiographical book of Sylvia Plath and it follows the real story of the author’s experience of adolescent depression and suicide attempts (Wang‚ 2006). Esther Greenwood is the protagonist and narrator of The Bell Jar. She is a girl from Boston who is swept up into a fast-paced New York City life and cannot take it. The novel follows her descent into madness and her struggle to escape from

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    The presentation and significance of moments when light and dark imagery are brought to the fore.  Light is a motif encountered in The Bell Jar and Thérèse Raquin‚ used to illuminate true human nature. In The Bell Jar‚ Sylvia Plath’s  use of mirrors  conveys Esther dissociated identities; the mirror is a reminder of her inability to understand herself‚ and presents the difference between her inner self and the person she exhibits to the outer world. Similarly‚ Emile Zola uses light in Thérèse

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    Birthday letters is important in terms of establishing the personal nature of confessional poetry. In Hughes poem‚ Fulbright Scholars’ his use of the 1st person for example “At 25 I was dumbfounded”‚ and‚ the poets use of direct address to the subject (Sylvia) with his words “your long hair” emphasise the subjective nature of the treatment of a biographical subject. In doing this Hughes forms a close connection with the reader creating a bond between the past and the present. Fulbright scholars is

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