commit suicide and they succeed. But what makes a person take away their life? Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar” is an interesting classic story told in the 1950s whose story ends with a mystery that is never resolved. In the novel‚ Esther‚ the main character‚ is suffering from depression and attempts to kill herself multiple times. Bullying is usually a significant factor in causing depression but‚ for Esther‚ this was not the case. Various reasons caused her depression‚ especially the death of her father
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George B 11/18/11 Explication of “A Birthday Present” by Sylvia Plath For many readers‚ the draw of Sylvia Plath’s poetry is distinctly linked to her life as well as the desire to end her life. As Robert Lowell states in the forward of Ariel‚ “This poetry and life are not a career; they tell that a life‚ even when disciplined‚ is simply not worth it” (xv). “A Birthday Present”`‚ written by Plath in September of 1962 and hauntingly recorded in her own voice on audio in October of that same year
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seems to be Sylvia Plath herself‚ and she seems to be speaking directly to the audience‚ no more like as if she is speaking to people around her‚ that understand her life. Because her life one can make direct connections to her life and to her poems‚ so I believe that one can trust the speaker. Structure of Poem The form of the poem Death and Co. is a traditional form‚ the limerick form‚ because every stanza is five lines except for the very last line. I believe the reason why Sylvia Plath had
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Sylvia and Margaret. In the beginning of scene ten‚ Margaret and Harriet are trying their best to comfort Sylvia about Gellburg’s critical condition‚ saying she mustn’t blame herself‚ as it could happen to anyone. Sylvia finally begins to talk about the beginning of her relationship with Gellburg‚ when they first got married and Sylvia comes to think that she is stronger than Gellburg‚ however based on the period in which they live she claims to swallow the truth and “make believe you’re weaker
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on its new journey. The quarterback knows that his/her hands must be in position to receive the ball‚ regardless of the position. Just as there are subtle clues as to the play that is beginning‚ there are clues as to the intentions of the author‚ Sylvia Plath‚ in her poem “Two Sisters of Persephone”. In the poem “Two Sisters of Persephone”‚ there are multiple
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Poetry commentary on Mirror by Sylvia Plath Mirror by Sylvia Plath is a poem that deals with the unchanging and painful process of age and time which leads to people to try and change this by creating their own delusional world. Plath uses the technique of personification for the mirror. The poem is narrated from the point of a mirror. When Sylvia refers to the mirror as being not cruel and truthful‚ she means that what you see is not false‚ a mirror never lies since it can only show the truth
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Sylvia Plath‚ who is highly regarded as an acclaimed American poet and story writer‚ was born to Otto and Aurelia Plath on October 1932 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Sylvia Plath experienced a great deal of sorrow during her childhood because of her father’s death. Sylvia Plath expresses her ambivalent feelings and complex ideas about her father in her poems. Therefore‚ the poems reflected Sylvia Plath’s life. Lady Lazarus is Sylvia Plath’s one of her autobiography poems which stems from the author’s
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The morning song ‘Morning song’ by Sylvia Plath describes the birth‚ early stages of childhood and the sentimental value of a child in a very unique way. This poem was wrote from Sylvia Plath’s own experience of child birth‚ it can also be related to by parents‚ it could be thought it is aimed mainly at females as this poem is quite feminine. This eighteen line lyrics is structured in 3 line stanzas which are called tersest. It is a tender poem and the overall tone of it is quite mellow. The opening
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In the Poem “Lady Lazarus”‚ poet Sylvia Plath uses allusions‚ symbolism‚ and irony to convey to the audience the theme “Oppression leads to an eventual rebellion.” The poems shows Plath’s own suicide attempt and tells us little of the actual event. Plath’s suicide and depression dealt with multiple factors such as the death of her father‚ her struggle for her power as a woman in her society‚ several publishers’ lack of interest in her early poetry‚ and the affair by her husband Ted Hughes. Plath’s
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more. Growing up without a father is a very hard thing to go through and can change a person’s entire life. In the poem “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath and the song “Father Of Mine” written by Art Alexakis the narrators both grew up without a father. In both pieces of work their father left them at a very young age. Plath seems to have a bit of hatred towards her father. Sylvia explains that she does not want to see him in many lines: “Daddy‚ daddy‚ you bastard‚ I’m through.” and “You bit my pretty red heart
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