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In Ariel, Plath's voices are ultimately unable to recapture what is…
In Ariel, Plath's voices are ultimately unable to recapture what is lost. To what extent do you agree?
What is lost?
- Autonomy and control over identity (effacement in Munich Maniquines), time in regards to motherhood, the trajectory of their own life due to consumerism (the applicant), peace (tulips)
However, the voices in Cut, Lady Laz and Daddy both transform from a helpless identity to assertive, dominant self
However, the voices in Nick, Morning Song and You're all FIND purpose as their child becomes their entire world.
However, the voice in Sheep in Fog, transcends physical restraints of society, finding psychological relief that is restricted from the voices in Munich
1) A minor amount of voices in Plath are unable to recapture autonomy and control over identity
- Cannot regain control over their own life due to consumerism in 'The Applicant'
- Effacement in 'Munich Maniquines'
- Effacement in 'Tulips' (although this is seen as a positive thing as it strips the demands of society from the voice 'I am not responsible for the bombs and explosions' (check)
2) Although the voices are unable to recapture time in regards to motherhood, these voices are able to find true purpose in a consumerist society - Morning Song 'you are the one solid the spaces lean on,' Nick and You're
3) Plath challenges 1950's American Society that encourages the exploitation of the vulnerable through transforming helpless voices to assertive and dominant.
- Cut
- Lady Laz 'I rise'
- Daddy: phone is 'cut off from the root'
4) Plath suggests that voices are able to recapture psychological relief through transcending the physical restraints of society
- Sheep in Fog
- Tulips
- Contrast to Munich
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in ariel, the reader is enciuraged to consider the value of human identity.
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In Ariel, Plath demonstrates that there is always a conflict between the self and one's society. To what extent do you agree?
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The male figures in Plath's Ariel embody the patriarchal structures that suppress the personas. To what extent do you agree?
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in ariel, plath explores the conflict between self and the world
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plath suggests that, in a dangerous world, individuals must find their own meaning. discuss.