In addition to death, the next theme that topples out of Sylvia Plath’s mind is conflict. In her early poetry, two major opposites like love and hate are contrasted in a poem. The result of this contrast leaves the two opposites in a state of balance with each other so as neither one has the upper hand. It can be deduced that when Plath wrote these words she was not yet ready to end her life and give in to conflict. The balance present in the early work shows that she still held a hope for goodness’ prevail. Yet, in her later work, the “bad side”, such as hate or revenge, has the upper hand and obtains a strong presence in her poetry. These poems were produced around the time of Plath’s death. They provide evidence that she had given up on the hope of goodness and they show the reader that the conflict written about in these poems are not words alone. They represent the internal conflict in Plath’s own mind (King 150). In the poem “Daddy”, the conflict of love and hate as well as revenge and regret are true feelings that Plath struggled with over the death of her father. Plath’s mental instability has been attributed to this event. She was only a child and lacked the parental guidance that a child needs to understand the complexities of death (Bloom 89). More of this internal conflict in Plath’s twisted mind is represented by the contrast of several other opposites. Fertility and bareness are contrasted around the same time when Plath was trying to conceive her first child. She was having trouble conceiving and wrestled with the guilt that the problem might be a fault of her own. Life and death are also contrasting themes used in her work around the same time of her death. This constant juxtaposition of conflicts shows the reader the direct correlation between Plath’s mind and her work. Thus it can been seen that Plath uses the internal conflict in her mind to theme many of her great poems (King 98).

It can be said that Sylvia Plath had the perfect life, but she could not escape the death and conflicting thoughts in her own fragile mind. She lived the typical American dream from the outside but on the inside turmoil was eating away at her very existence (Fitzgerald 1). Plath states. “I think my poems come immediately out of the sensuous and emotional experiences I have…” The avid Plath reader can find this statement to be very true. Some of the most cherished poetry in Plath

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