Lady Lazarus Essay
Comp 111-B 81
Foley
No Resurrection
Sylvia Plath’s poem Lady Lazarus, signifies her struggle with life through suicide and resurrection. While the tone of the poem is quite morbid, the theme of death throughout the poem is portrayed in a positive manner. Some may argue that the poem illustrates resurrection, but in actuality, it depicts the writer’s wishes to be dead, and a lack of wanting to try and make life work. The author makes many references to killing herself and it comes across that this is a goal of hers. Having been unsuccessful in her attempts disappoints her. The title Lady Lazarus is an indication that the poem is going to be about rebirth. Lazarus being the man in the bible whom Jesus brought back to life after …show more content…
After stating that she is a woman of only thirty and that she has managed to attempt suicide every ten years that give the reader the idea that she has managed to make an attempt at taking her life three times. “Her poems dramatize a struggle for existence as the personality lives through repeated encounters with death.” (Rosenblatt p.22) When Plath states “What a trash to annihilate each decade” (line 24) she makes it clear that she was not happy about being unsuccessful in her attempts. Annihilate is a strong word in this stanza as she is implying that she wanted to essentially wipe out her …show more content…
“One year in every ten/ I manage it” (Plath lines 2, 3), and “This is number three” (Plath line 22) states that she has tried every ten years to take her life. When Jesus brought Lazarus back from the dead he was overjoyed to be living again. “What a trash/ To annihilate each decade” (lines 23, 24) shows that wile Plath references this biblical figure; she personally, was disappointed to be given another chance at life. The first time Plath had a close call with dying the cause might have been an accident, but she makes it evident that there was only one accident and any future attempts would be
Foley
No Resurrection
Sylvia Plath’s poem Lady Lazarus, signifies her struggle with life through suicide and resurrection. While the tone of the poem is quite morbid, the theme of death throughout the poem is portrayed in a positive manner. Some may argue that the poem illustrates resurrection, but in actuality, it depicts the writer’s wishes to be dead, and a lack of wanting to try and make life work. The author makes many references to killing herself and it comes across that this is a goal of hers. Having been unsuccessful in her attempts disappoints her. The title Lady Lazarus is an indication that the poem is going to be about rebirth. Lazarus being the man in the bible whom Jesus brought back to life after …show more content…
After stating that she is a woman of only thirty and that she has managed to attempt suicide every ten years that give the reader the idea that she has managed to make an attempt at taking her life three times. “Her poems dramatize a struggle for existence as the personality lives through repeated encounters with death.” (Rosenblatt p.22) When Plath states “What a trash to annihilate each decade” (line 24) she makes it clear that she was not happy about being unsuccessful in her attempts. Annihilate is a strong word in this stanza as she is implying that she wanted to essentially wipe out her …show more content…
“One year in every ten/ I manage it” (Plath lines 2, 3), and “This is number three” (Plath line 22) states that she has tried every ten years to take her life. When Jesus brought Lazarus back from the dead he was overjoyed to be living again. “What a trash/ To annihilate each decade” (lines 23, 24) shows that wile Plath references this biblical figure; she personally, was disappointed to be given another chance at life. The first time Plath had a close call with dying the cause might have been an accident, but she makes it evident that there was only one accident and any future attempts would be