Sylvia Plath's The Yellow Wallpaper

A person who feels abandonment by a loved one eventually will begin to feel alone. Poet, Sylvia Plath was far too familiar with this feeling. In many of her writings, such as “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Plath wrote about her depressing feelings, especially towards her husband. In the story, she explains looking at the disgusting wallpaper and the feeling of being lonely. Towards the ending, it goes to explain her happiness began to develop through her children. Many of her writings include emotional aspects such as sadness, loneliness, and disappointment. Plath was pushed to her breaking point eventually and gave up on all of these negative feelings. Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath’s husband wrote many works about his influence in his wife’s life. In …show more content…
Plath wrote the quotes, “I was once beautiful, now I am myself,” meaning that maybe for a second she felt attractive than fell back into her own reality. Plath typically turned to masculine models to inspire most of her poetry. Plath was jealous of man and the strength they had against women and was inspired by men rather than women. She was so upset with her feminism that whenever Plath heard the words power or freedom, she associated it with a man rather than a woman. The writer felt that simply being a woman, was a sign of weakness, especially the female body being exposed and …show more content…
The woman felt abandoned by her husband and realized she no longer had his pity anymore. The depression Sylvia Plath had finally got control over her whole body. Plath chose to write her thoughts instead of discussing them. However, the author did experience many dramatic times in her life, she never chose to talk about her issues. Her poetry expresses many saddened emotions and tells a horrible story of how she lived her life. Plath was always masked behind her emotions, and had the thoughts she would never be good enough for this world. Her husband was tired of living in his misery thus causing Plath to begin losing those that she love. Plath is best remembered for her autobiographical writing style and the many emotions she expressed. It is a tragedy that such a deep, beautiful writer made the decision to end her