presentation of psychological disorder and the pressure that it forces on the mind are intrinsically linked due to the circumstances in which they take place. One of the most patent presentations of minds under stress is reflected in the way that Plath and Kesey portray a gender dominated society. Both novels display a governing gender that suppresses the other‚ labelling them ‘mad’ in a society that they rule. In ‘One Flew Over…’ most of the patient’s lives have been heavily affected and destroyed
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myth of the reincarnating phoenix‚ (a mythical bird that burns alive and then reborn in the ashes). The next decade will be different for the speaker because she plans to "eat" the men‚ or doctors‚ so they cannot revive her next time she faces death. Plath describes a personal truth. She was ten when she tried it for the first time and the second time had meant to do it earnestly. But they pulled her back into
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black‚ and‚ one by one‚ they plopped to the ground at my feet.” (Plath 77) Esther notices a gap between what society says she should experience and what she does experience‚ and this gap intensifies her growing insanity. 1950’s society expects women of Esther’s age to act
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Poetry Analysis/ Discussion Mirror I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see I swallow immediately Just as it is‚ unmisted by love or dislike. I am not cruel‚ only truthful- The eye of the little god‚ four cornered. Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall. It is pink‚ with speckles. I have looked at it so long I think it is a part of my heart. But it flickers. Faces and darkness separate us over and over. Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me‚ Searching my reaches
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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. These poems make reference to Plath’s suicide‚ but none of them addresses directly
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being remarkably diverse. In contemporary literature‚ a number of works have incorporated mental illness as a primary theme. Two texts that do so are ‘The Bell Jar’ and ‘Girl‚ Interrupted’. The former is a semi-autobiographical novel authored by Sylvia Plath and recited from the perspective of the protagonist‚ Esther Greenwood. 18-year-old Esther battles with depression as she seeks to escape the shackles of societal stigma. The latter is the memoir of depressed and directionless teenager‚
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Sylvia Plath’s poem “Mirror” and Gwen Harwood’s poem “In the Park” explore the concept of loss diversely. Plath’s poem surrounds the distress regarding the inevitability of aging and its impact while Harwood’s poem explores how the truth cannot be hidden when faced with motherhood. In the opening verses of “Mirror‚” the narrator commences its narration by declaring itself neutral. It announces it has “no preconceptions” and without bias or emotions it will metaphorically “swallow immediately” what
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In life‚ everyone is destined to make decisions‚ whether it is as inconsequential as picking out an outfit or it is as life changing as deciding where to go to college. While making these decisions‚ the most unexpected influences can help with guidance towards the right direction and make everything seem clear. These influences can be something small‚ like someone saying a sentence‚ or something big‚ like a political crisis in the world. This is shown in the short stories‚ “Initiation”‚ “Divergent
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TJ Waller Mrs. Pinchback AP English 12 18 November 2013 Explication One: “Mad Girl’s Love Song” “Mad Girl’s Love Song” by Sylvia Plath dramatizes the clash between perception and reality in the mind of a speaker who has lost a love so vital to her world that she begins to question her own sanity. No formal setting is introduced‚ which supports a theme of mental instability as it can be inferred that the entire poem is taking place within the speaker’s mind as she struggles to determine the
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As I have gotten older I have learned many lessons about life‚ but there is one in particular that I’ll never forget‚ that is to appreciate your loved ones as much as possible because you never know when you might loose them. My aunt Sylvia was the nicest lady who ever lived. She was a widow and never had children‚ but she had this French poodle that she loved as though it were her own daughter. She wasn’t my real aunt but I loved her so much that I called her that. Ever since I can remember‚ she
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