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Poet: Sylvia Plath
Poem: The Arrival Of The Bee Box
Volume: The Collected Poems
Year: Published/Written in 1962
Comment 14 of 14, added on October 6th, 2007 at 3:28 PM.
Plath muses about suicide, she speaks about setting her thoughts free, playing ‘sweet God’ with her own life. Although as she says ‘tomorrow’ I sense that she is not yet ready for this huge step.
Whilst suicide might not be her first option right now she does acknowledge that ‘The box is only temporary‘ and that death will ultimately be the only way to escape this ‘box of maniacs’
Karen from Ireland
Comment 13 of 14, added on September 9th, 2007 at 7:18 PM.
what do you think is the main mood and tone behind this masterpiece?
shane from Ireland
Comment 12 of 14, added on February 27th, 2007 at 5:57 AM.
This poem was ultimately an example of Sylvia Plath's life. She felt "boxed up" and trapped and the final line speaks of how she views suicide as an escape. What several of you have said about the "government control" is very intelligent and kudos to you for noticing it. However, I don't personally think that Sylvia was thinking about government control when she wrote the poem, in fact, through-out most of her poetry she appears rather politically-apathetic.
Matt from Australia
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Plath muses about suicide, she speaks about setting her thoughts free, playing ‘sweet God’ with her own life. Although as she says ‘tomorrow’ I sense that she is not yet ready for this huge step.
Whilst suicide might not be her first option right now she does acknowledge that ‘The box is only temporary‘ and that death will ultimately be the only way to escape this ‘box of maniacs’
Karen from Ireland