Conflicting Perspectives: Ted Hughes' Anthology of Birthday Letters
CONFLICTING PERSPECTIVES
Conflicting perspectives arise due to subjective human experiences, resulting in alternative perceptions of situations, events and personalities. In Ted Hughes’ anthology of “Birthday
Letters”, poetry is utilised as an emotive medium to express the ephemeral nature of perspectives by reflecting on his turbulent relationship with Sylvia Plath concurrently
Comment [MM1]: ? Are you sure you want to say perspectives are ephemeral?
You do know that means temporary, or short‐lived right?
revealing how composers can manipulate the preconceived ideas of responders to protect public identity. Ted Hughes’ utilises the poetic form and his reflection on his turbulent relationship with Sylvia Plath as a means to express the X nature of conflicting perspectives, ultimately revealing how composers can manipulate the preconceived ideas of responders to protect their public identity. (Hughes’ poem “Full BrightFulbright Scholars” discusses how memories are subjective, and may change with time, whilst “Red” is positioned to question the conflict regarding Plath’s personality.) Alternatively, both Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men and Sarah Curchwell’s essay Secret and Lies explore how perspectives are coloured by
Comment [MM2]: Or perhaps just
‘revealing the role of personal agenda in manipulating public perception’
Comment [MM3]: Too long, too wordy, too many ideas in the one sentence. Also, poetry is the textual form, not the medium they refer to in the rubric – if you’re referring to medium in another sense of the word, find another way to express it
Comment [MM4]: Er, I wouldn’t really introduce these in the introduction – preferably leave until the body
interpretation and personal biases. These varying perspectives are necessary for audiences to better discern the truth from through an understanding of why conflicting perspectives occur.
The interplay between memory and hindsight rarely tessellate with
Conflicting perspectives arise due to subjective human experiences, resulting in alternative perceptions of situations, events and personalities. In Ted Hughes’ anthology of “Birthday
Letters”, poetry is utilised as an emotive medium to express the ephemeral nature of perspectives by reflecting on his turbulent relationship with Sylvia Plath concurrently
Comment [MM1]: ? Are you sure you want to say perspectives are ephemeral?
You do know that means temporary, or short‐lived right?
revealing how composers can manipulate the preconceived ideas of responders to protect public identity. Ted Hughes’ utilises the poetic form and his reflection on his turbulent relationship with Sylvia Plath as a means to express the X nature of conflicting perspectives, ultimately revealing how composers can manipulate the preconceived ideas of responders to protect their public identity. (Hughes’ poem “Full BrightFulbright Scholars” discusses how memories are subjective, and may change with time, whilst “Red” is positioned to question the conflict regarding Plath’s personality.) Alternatively, both Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men and Sarah Curchwell’s essay Secret and Lies explore how perspectives are coloured by
Comment [MM2]: Or perhaps just
‘revealing the role of personal agenda in manipulating public perception’
Comment [MM3]: Too long, too wordy, too many ideas in the one sentence. Also, poetry is the textual form, not the medium they refer to in the rubric – if you’re referring to medium in another sense of the word, find another way to express it
Comment [MM4]: Er, I wouldn’t really introduce these in the introduction – preferably leave until the body
interpretation and personal biases. These varying perspectives are necessary for audiences to better discern the truth from through an understanding of why conflicting perspectives occur.
The interplay between memory and hindsight rarely tessellate with