Comment 23 of 104, added on February 17th, 2005 at 11:42 AM.

I think that this poem is weird and only weirdo's read it when they are not
forced.









YO. just kidding... i love it. It's got soul.

Josh Host. from Cuba

Comment 21 of 104, added on January 27th, 2005 at 11:30 AM.

Qtto who’s ancestral German name had been Platt was a professor of German
and biology, (his specialty was bees) Otto became ill and was convinced it
was cancer. He refused treatment because of the lack of a cure for cancer.
His illness became so advanced it threatened his life. He discovered he
had diabetes’s and had to have his leg amputated due to gangrene. ( This
directly explains the German thoughts and the one shoe from the beginning
of this poem.) Her living like a foot in this shoe reflects her grief with
his passing. She was 8 years old when he died and obviously felt abandoned
She was also suicidal for a vast majority of her life. As described in the
“Bell Jar”. Her fathers death and life itself became a burden to her. She
references her father and his bees in many poems. This is a huge part of
her angst.
The photo she describes is the only picture of her father she had. ( This
is intensely described in the “Bell Jar”) As is the fact she was not
allowed by her mother to attend the funeral or his gravesite. The poem
then turns to her first suicide attempt which once again the “Bell Jar” is
based upon. She then turns the poem towards Ted. She looked for the
closest thing she could find to her father in a man. Someone to fill the
grieving void. She trusted this would last forever. Although, she feared
it would not. Abandonment seemed her greatest fear. She sowed this at
times with jealousy. Sylvia discovered Ted’s affair with Assia via a
phone call to him that she answered. She recognized the disguised voice on
the other end of the line. This represents the line referring to the black
phone. And the voice trying to worm through. The last lines refer to her
giving up on both burdens I mentioned earlier.
I have an annoying habit of reading various biographies of any writers I
feel fit to do so to. I would recommend the “ Bell Jar” to anyone whom
really admires this writer. I also would recommend looking into her life
further after reading that. At that point all of her writings begin to
make sense in accordance to her own life. Thank you for taking the time
to read my comments.


Lenore from United States

Comment 19 of 104, added on January 3rd, 2005 at 3:48 PM.

Sylvia Plath is my favorite poet. Her poems are so deep and real. She spoke
her mind about things that were really happening to her. "Daddy" speaks to
me in that I understand the feelings of anger that she poured into it. In
the process of accepting her father's death, she felt deserted and alone. I
believe anger is great fuel for writing poetry.

Ashlynn from United States

Comment 17 of 104, added on December 20th, 2004 at 8:42 AM.

wellthe poem is masterly sewed and the important aspecyt abt this is that
it is abt *HITLER the great* and her deep emotional attachement with her
father.so a sweet gal /boy can understand this if really he had been loved
. if u r one u can get it

mani from India

Comment 15 of 104, added on December 3rd, 2004 at 12:35 PM.

this poem is good but it is crazy!!!!

Stacy from United States