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Comment 14 of 24, added on February 15th, 2006 at 10:02 PM.
I believe the poem "The Applicant" is very cleverly written as the more you
read it, the more you gain and understand from it. At first, I had no idea
what the poem was about but gradually, by re-reading it and paying close
attention to the words used and their true meaning I began to realise the
point it was trying to put forward. It depicts females as a piece of
machinery or like a robot, where we can be 'selected' and programmed "to
bring teacups and roll away stitches" -the 'perfect' wife to keep up the
desirable marriage. In the last ztance it seems to be someone drilling into
the husband "marry it, marry it, marry it" as though there is great
pressure on the male to pick the perfect, flawless, loyal, future wife
Paige from Australia
Comment 13 of 24, added on February 15th, 2006 at 9:57 PM.
Sylvia Blath's writing puts the sarcasm on the trophy wife but at the same
time stops the thought that every female has been placed on the earth to
serve the man. It gives the image of a doll given to sooth a man after a
hard days work and then be shut away when not needed.His suit never to be
torn or darned because he hasn't have to do anything that may make him
messy as the wife will 'rub it all away.' Thank goodness for someone puting
it in writing just how hard these housewives had it.
Ashlee from Australia
Comment 12 of 24, added on February 15th, 2006 at 9:54 PM.
I think this poem is about the stereotypical 'perfect wife' who needs to be
able to fulfil her wifely duties such as to 'sew...cook...talk, talk,
talk'. It's giving the sarcastic view that women must be this gorgeous
doll-like figure, worthy enough to enter the male society - 'are you our
sort of person? do you wear a glass eye, false teeth or a crutch?'
I think it is also saying that marriage is somewhat of a burden for the man
- at the end of the poem we hear 'it works, there is nothing wrong with it'
as if to say 'i'll take you if I must.' The male is also left with the job
of filling the blank head of the un-knowledgeable female who is 'naked as
paper to start' as if to perhaps imply that this marriage is somewhat of a
privilege for the female who can now rely on her male counterpart to give
her the help she clearly needs in this life.
Ally from Australia
Comment 11 of 24, added on February 15th, 2006 at 9:58 PM.
the poem is well structured. when i read it, the message was unclear
though. i like the way it keeps the apllicant unclear. it provides hot
debate as to whether the aplicant is male or female. well done.
lukas from Australia
Comment 10 of 24, added on February 15th, 2006 at 9:58 PM.
Her poem is conveying the expected role of a women to a man, "out here
sweetie out of the closet" is referenced as if they are talking to her like
a common house dog, and the fact that she is in the closet represents how
she can be there only when need, but hidden away when she is no longer
required.
"in 25 years she will be silver, in 50 gold." shows how with time she will
become more willing to serve and a better wife " a living doll". in
conclusion the poem sums up what was expected of a women in the early 60's
how they had no power and were controlled by men like a rogot slave.
Jessie from Australia
Comment 9 of 24, added on February 15th, 2006 at 9:58 PM.
What a poem! Sylvia's ability to entwine feminism into 'the applicant' was
subtle yet expressive, at first the poem was a little confusing and needed
reading through more than once in order to get the message. well done
Sylvia.
Amie from Australia
Comment 8 of 24, added on February 15th, 2006 at 9:56 PM.
Sylvia Plaths poem 'The Applicant' is about men 'interviewing' women to
find the perfect applicant for marriage. Someone who will cook and clean up
after them, because until they find a man they are 'naked as a paper'. It
is extremely sarcastic and it is cleverly written.
Rach from Australia
Comment 7 of 24, added on February 15th, 2006 at 9:55 PM.
I thought this poem was way too feminist for my liking. Sylvia Plath is
trying to sterotype every male into a category of zombies who just order
their wives/fiancee/girlfriends into doing what they want and that all men
want a woman for is to do jobs. This is untrue and just because her husband
treated her poorly doesn't mean that all men are tha same.
Daniel Gaut from Australia
Comment 6 of 24, added on February 15th, 2006 at 9:58 PM.
The poem is an interesting view on a feminist's opinion. Without question
it is an excellent poem to read. However, I believe this poem has little
depth; and simply is what you see is what you get. The poem obviously comes
from a person with true contempt for men who think this way. Without being
disrespectful to the author, her opinions are quite unethical. But back on
topic, I am supposed to be writing about the poem. So my opinion is that
unlike many famous poems, this one is a weak attempt to put a sub-standard
opinion across.
Patrick Lockyer
Comment 5 of 24, added on February 15th, 2006 at 9:56 PM.
This poem confused me. This is probably because I'm stupid but I will say
that I did not enjoy reading this poem. It was what I believe to be about
"the perfect woman". There is no such thing as "the perfect woman". So this
poem had no point. HAHA. Sorry. The stereotype created in this poem annoys
me. The way this portrays women appals me. This comment probably makes no
scence what so ever so I will end it now.
Julio from Australia
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I believe the poem "The Applicant" is very cleverly written as the more you
read it, the more you gain and understand from it. At first, I had no idea
what the poem was about but gradually, by re-reading it and paying close
attention to the words used and their true meaning I began to realise the
point it was trying to put forward. It depicts females as a piece of
machinery or like a robot, where we can be 'selected' and programmed "to
bring teacups and roll away stitches" -the 'perfect' wife to keep up the
desirable marriage. In the last ztance it seems to be someone drilling into
the husband "marry it, marry it, marry it" as though there is great
pressure on the male to pick the perfect, flawless, loyal, future wife
Paige from Australia