Sylvia Plath's What Was Behind The Mirror
Sylvia Plath; What Was Behind the Mirror
Perhaps the first thought to mind when the name Sylvia Plath is mentioned is pure ironic tragedy. What a destructive death for a woman with a seemingly jubilant life. It is know to most that she was a poet and author beyond her time, beaming with creativity and writing poetry in her early teen years. However, with longing for fame struck the bittersweet reality of holding the title for the most unfortunate life. How can it be, that a woman struck by dire occurrences, leave such an incredible mark in the guest book of all great authors and poets? It seems to be true that many a melancholy poet, tend to be of the male gender; at least those who are greatly remembered and studied. So why is Plath one …show more content…
The poem was a single piece from the Ariel collection, and is the best known. It is about suicide, and reincarnation is a way of its own. In a bizarre way, it seems as though Plath is comparing death to a form of art, peaking a curious widespread in this poem. Some enthusiasts draw the conclusion that because the poem Lady Lazarus was written so close to Sylvia Plath's suicide, it was left as a foreshadowing poem (Raritan). Inevitably, with the angst from her failed marriage and the weight of the world suppressing her, Plath decided that she could bear the cruel world no more. On a dreary January morning in London, Sylvia Plath took her life. She gassed herself in her small, cold kitchen and ended her bittersweet life. Misery overcame every last bit of light in her world, and blew the candle out. Marty Ascher, publisher of the unabridged journals, supports that "When you die young like Dean or Monroe or Sylvia Plath, when your life ends in disaster, then you live on in legend, and you remain forever young." There is great debate between 'deciding' if Plath was indeed a feminist or not. Does she lead a role in the feminist movement today? Being honored in living through and between two of the greatest womens' right movements could sway Plath one way more than the other. Society had then split the decision of the debate. Some believe she is the face of feminism through literature, while others see no reason for her to be labeled a
Perhaps the first thought to mind when the name Sylvia Plath is mentioned is pure ironic tragedy. What a destructive death for a woman with a seemingly jubilant life. It is know to most that she was a poet and author beyond her time, beaming with creativity and writing poetry in her early teen years. However, with longing for fame struck the bittersweet reality of holding the title for the most unfortunate life. How can it be, that a woman struck by dire occurrences, leave such an incredible mark in the guest book of all great authors and poets? It seems to be true that many a melancholy poet, tend to be of the male gender; at least those who are greatly remembered and studied. So why is Plath one …show more content…
The poem was a single piece from the Ariel collection, and is the best known. It is about suicide, and reincarnation is a way of its own. In a bizarre way, it seems as though Plath is comparing death to a form of art, peaking a curious widespread in this poem. Some enthusiasts draw the conclusion that because the poem Lady Lazarus was written so close to Sylvia Plath's suicide, it was left as a foreshadowing poem (Raritan). Inevitably, with the angst from her failed marriage and the weight of the world suppressing her, Plath decided that she could bear the cruel world no more. On a dreary January morning in London, Sylvia Plath took her life. She gassed herself in her small, cold kitchen and ended her bittersweet life. Misery overcame every last bit of light in her world, and blew the candle out. Marty Ascher, publisher of the unabridged journals, supports that "When you die young like Dean or Monroe or Sylvia Plath, when your life ends in disaster, then you live on in legend, and you remain forever young." There is great debate between 'deciding' if Plath was indeed a feminist or not. Does she lead a role in the feminist movement today? Being honored in living through and between two of the greatest womens' right movements could sway Plath one way more than the other. Society had then split the decision of the debate. Some believe she is the face of feminism through literature, while others see no reason for her to be labeled a