opression Flashcards
1
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techniques in “Marble heavy, a bag full of God/ Ghastly statue with one grey toe”
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hyperbole, metaphor
2
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generic analysis of Marble heavy, a bag full of God/ Ghastly statue with one grey toe”
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- a lifeless burden who drags her down
- unresolved grief from oppression
- emotional paralysis, and she continues to face his oppression
- Father and patriarchal society is overrated, and yet she is forced to succumb to it
Laborers Under Endless Force.
3
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technique in “daddy”
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motif
4
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analysis in “Daddy”
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- powerful representation of oppression and brutality in relation to patriarchal power
- repetition and childlike tone contrasts with violent imagery, emphasising entrapment and defiance
- aligns with mid-20th-century feminist concerns
- reimagines personal suffering through historical and authoritarian metaphors
- women are infantilised
Power Rules, All Rights Wither
5
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technique in “Orinary jocks become gods -”
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juxtaposition
6
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analysis of “Orinary jocks become gods -”
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- jocks being transofrmed as god suggest pattern of behaviour
- Plath puts men on a pedestal emphasising extreme deification of the masculine
- men aren’t oppressive, Plath just places them in extreme standards
- reflects tendencies to minimise oppression and reframe power dynamics
- romanticised or mythic perspective
Justice Perished, Masters Rule
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Analysis of “The elect / More or less died on impact”
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- Whoever she chooses dies on impact. She is the problem.
- reflects tendency to minimise external oppression by shifting the focus onto Plath herself
- those chosen by plah doomed, reframing suffering as a consequence of her influence rather than systemic brutality.
Women Remain Trapped
