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Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath. By: Maddy Burrows, Blake Chernin , and Richard Masiello. Background Information (Born 1932- Committed Suicide 1963). American Born Exceled in school Won a scholarship to Smith College Time at smith was spent writing constantly Educated at Cambridge University.

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Sylvia Plath

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  1. Sylvia Plath By: Maddy Burrows, Blake Chernin, and Richard Masiello

  2. Background Information(Born 1932- Committed Suicide 1963) • American Born • Exceled in school • Won a scholarship to Smith College • Time at smith was spent writing constantly • Educated at Cambridge University

  3. Depression • Horrible relationship with her Father who died when she was 9 • 1st Suicide attempt August 1953 • Treated at Mclean’s Hospital 6 months • Miscarriage • Financial troubles • Successfully committed suicide 1963

  4. Criticism • “More akin to magic and murder” • “Feminist” • “Symbolic Annihilation” • “Theatrical” • “a lyricist, capable of great verbal beauty” • “she simply exposed her feelings in open, exposed, even raw ways”

  5. Criticism • “intended to evoke a specific emotional response.” • “Plath’s greatest talent lay in her ability to transform everyday experiences” • “not able to project her personae a great distance from herself.”

  6. Agree/Disagree • Disagree • “Plath’s greatest talent lay in her ability to transform everyday experiences” • “Symbolic Annihilation” • Agree • “intended to evoke a specific emotional response.” • “she simply exposed her feelings in open, exposed, even raw ways”

  7. Influences • Feminism • Ted Hughes • Personal experiences • Her depression

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