Daddy by Sylvia Plath Summary, Analysis, Themes, Review

[@davidgottfried1842]

It was a pleasure to hear a review of Plath that was not imprisoned within the paradigm of dogmatic feminist thought. Actually, the divergence between what feminists have to say about this poem, and what Plath had to say about this poem, is enormous. While feminists see this as a clarion call for female self-assertion, Plath said something very different: PLATH SAID THAT IT WAS A POEM ABOUT A GIRL WITH AN ENORMOUS OEDIPUIS COMPLEX. Of course, that's debatable. I think your idea that there is a universal need to kill authority figures to have some semblance of autonomy was spot on. When you zeroed in on the second stanza, and noted that the "bag" was filled with "god," I think you really hit pay dirt. Your idea is further bolstered when we remember that , in "Totem and Taboo," Freud noted that primitive man often focused on the idea of patricide.

[@magnussolberg397]

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[@StrippedCoverLitMedia]

Hey, that really means a lot to me. Glad you're enjoying.

[@magnussolberg397]

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[@StrippedCoverLitMedia]

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[@Starscreamlive]

When I initially read this poem, my first thought was that this poem was awesome! The best Plath poem I've read yet. Then I started digging a bit about her relationship with her father. He was German, and he died when she was 8 (not 10 like it says in the poem), but he WAS NOT a Nazi sympathizer. Her father was a pacifist. Now I know that poetry doesn't have to be autobiographical nor is it forced to play 100% close to the truth, but it seems that her thoughts in this poem are directed from within and based on events and emotions from her actual life. So with that said, I'm not sure how to take this poem anymore. You mentioned the unreliable narrator in one of your discussions on Blake's poetry the other day. The speaker of this poem is definitely a case of an unreliable narrator

[@kathaiti]

Can you do an analysis of the poem In Plaster by Sylvia Plath??? I'd love to hear your analysis.

[@seagullpoet]

The movie they made about her ( Sylvia ) was strange. My oldest sister had ‘Aerial’ book. I was about 10 years old. Then I watched her Poetry and Visions episode. I was 20. Another very haunting poet. Like Poe. Odd. Inviting.

[@seagullpoet]

You remind me of a young Robert Bly.

[@StrippedCoverLitMedia]

I disagree about her being inviting. Obviously we're both right for our own readerships, but wow. With the exception of William Shakespeare (who has always given me fits) no poet was harder for me to crack than Plath. And that's assuming I've got ANY understanding of her work, which I still doubt on every single first read of her poetry.

[@StrippedCoverLitMedia]

Not quite sure how to take that....though I do own a copy of Iron John.