... 'your' in this stanza further contributes to a sense of masculine ownership, the infantilising diction of 'baby' adding emphasis to the complex of suppression in Plath's female speaker. Feminine liberation, a concept which secedes much of Plath's poetry is explored in the final stanzas of 'Lady Lazarus'. In recognition of the injustice of circumstance, Plath places a timely warning on the men who seek ... metaphor shows the audience a challenge to society's constructs and an aggressive ambition to rise above its narrow confines, furthered by the euphonic alliteration of a...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... that Esther's, not only physical but psychological conflict, is addressed as she strives to meet the expectations of a typical 1950's woman. To be a lady free of marriage, free of children, and free of stereotypes in the 50's wasn't to be a woman at all. Additionally, Plath uses the imagery of internal conflict to confront the demons that her fictionalized characters, including Esther, face. The internal demons which ... only as a writer but a career woman. Also the stereotypes which seem to impact Esther the most hold equally if not more significance as she fails to maintain this ideal...

• Word Count: 2257
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School