A Birthday Present Flashcards
1
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First
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After first suicide attempt, depicts emotional trauma and struggle, common motif in Ariel
2
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Second
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Repeatedly refers to the “Birthday Present” symbolising her eagerness to receive it
3
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Third
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Patriarchal society, “adhering to the rules” , Hughes is oppressor
4
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Fourth
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Questions attempt to not conform, Personification of the box, “feeling it thinking” condescending tone, conceal inner struggle behind “the veil”
5
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Fifth
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Accepts death as freedom, conflicting imagery “clouds like cotton” ironically “are carbon monoxide” counterpart death
