Sylvia Plath Essay

Who’s your Daddy? It is not difficult to figure out that the modern image of a father is evolving and pointing to a more compassionate figure. Before, the fatherly figure was merely boiled down to him being the breadwinner and the mother was considered the sole caretaker of the children 's welfare. The fatherhood role in the old days was contradicting because the fathers in the 1800s and 1900s era were driven by masculinity. They let the masculine attribute controlled the idea of what it is to…

Rita Baldarelli is slowly pacing in her room. Her breathing is deepened, slowed and calmed as she takes an increased interest in her fingers, focusing on the small things, proving to herself that she exists. She will not allow anybody to touch her. Her anxiety disorder leads her paint brush to a stark white canvas. Across campus, Julia Morris is playing the piano, all the notes are staccato and blaringly loud. She says that the Vyvanse that she takes for her ADHD makes her angry. To her,…

“Oedipus Rex”, is an interesting piece of literature that links to the views and behaviors of modern society. Sophocles wrote the play as a method of providing morals to readers by demonstrating how our choices come with consequences. The major theme of Oedipus Rex is that humans are blind to the truth because we are afraid of facing and dealing with reality. While the truth can have a positive effect on our lives, it can just as easily have a negative effect. Some people are so used to having a…

CONCLUSION (THESIS 21.6.15) Poems by women writers on motherhood and mothering, discussed so far conform to the feminist theorization of motherhood both as a subjugating political institution and an enriching personal experience. The poems may not be exclusively written to expose or explore the themes of motherhood alone, but their approach to this topic is extra ordinarily rich and varied, offering fresh insights into how sexual politics and the related institutions, like marriage, religion,…

Margaret Atwood's short story “Lusus Naturae” demonstrates how people reject others, or things that are not easily understood. Having the tendency to shun what is not understood and what is thought is not morally acceptable. Not only does it demonstrate how humans reject others but it has a view on women's roles and the idea of feminism. Margaret Atwood intertwines the idea of feminism and discrimination. Woman for ages have felt they have been put inferior to men even to this day and age. They…

In August, at the beginning of the semester, I considered myself a thoroughly terrible writer. With time and practice, though, I have gradually gained confidence and skill. Throughout high school, I have assumed that I am a decent reader, with my average expectations; however, I have constantly struggled with translating what I know into intelligible phrases like my peers in gifted English seem to do with ease. Insecurity has always gone hand-in-hand with my writing- not because I am unwilling…

Modernism and postmodernism literature The 20th century can be separated into two distinct periods; one characterized by the modernism movement and the other by postmodernism. Some consider that postmodernism was a response to modernism and therefore consider them as two aspects of the same movement. The Modern Age in English Literature started from the beginning of the twentieth century, and it followed the Victorian Age. Modernism refers to cultural movements of the late nineteenth and…

However, that did not stop him from him producing vivid and extravagant paintings. 4. What other artists/musicians/actors can you think of that also may have suffered from some sort of instability? Ludwig van Beethoven, Edgar Allan Poe, and Sylvia Plath. 5. Pick an artist/musician/actor to research a little bit. Pick one from the slideshow or pick someone else who interests you (e.g. Robin Williams, Kurt Cobain, etc.). See if you can find an interview with that person or a great article.…

Poetry is a form of art. It is used to convey emotion. There are over fifty types of poetry. Epic, Haiku, Cinquain, Ballad, Sonnet, Limerick, Verse Drama, Elegy Cento, and Ode are just a few of them. Poetry has also changed over the years. “Epic of Gilgamesh” is one of the earliest poetic works. It dates back to 2000 B.C. and was a tradition of the Sumerians. The ancient Greeks were also known for epic poetry that dates back as early as 1200 B.C. and A.D. 455. Homer and Hesiod were two of the…

Every day in America, babies are born with their own free spirit. However, as they grow, their subconscious is constantly being molded by their parents. Children are bound to their parents’ actions, whether they know it or not. The way an adult acts shapes how their child matures. Children and teenagers in America have a tendency to mimic the behavior of their parents. Therefore, the values and attitudes a parent exhibits during early childhood, influence their child’s development into adulthood…