Self in 1958- Anne Sexton?
Self in 1958 by Anne Sexton?
http://library.thinkquest.org/cr0215684/...
This is the link of the poem.
Self in 1958 by Anne Sexton?
http://library.thinkquest.org/cr0215684/...
This is the link of the poem.
Consider the image of a plastic doll from the 1950s offered as an illustration for Anne Sexton's, "Self in 1958" (1059). Do you feel that this is an appropriate illustration for this poem? Why or Why not?
2006-07-19 10:06:18 · 3 answers · asked by amenamaruf14 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The link below should help you answer this. I could not get the link you gave above to work. It sounds like Anne felt like the world treated her as a plaster (not plastic, according to the site below) doll that was told where to go and sit and how to behave. I am sure she was commenting on social mores of the day when it came to women. If it is a plastic doll, that would still fit, as it would be synthetic and artificial. I think most women writers thought they were confined in some roles and kept writing to re-define themselves. If you think of a doll, it can't write, so maybe she is saying the world didn't see her thoughts and abilities if they were just seeing her physical exterior, like a doll.
2006-07-19 11:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Although, suicide isn't something one chooses alone without society. See also: Durkhiem's work on suicide. Now, personally, I'd consider this comment a snide remark even a joke rather than an argument or statement to be taken seriously and that writing a paper on such an idea is over thinking what I consider to be the derisive humor that defines Anne Sexton.
2016-03-27 00:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is. Perfect. I did this for Journalism, pretty interesting.
2006-07-19 10:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by h-townguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋