https://padlet.com/natlands/l84h1fg80vv4 en-us 2017-12-06 19:35:52 UTC 2025-10-11 12:58:13 UTC hello@padlet.com natlands https://padlet.com/natlands/l84h1fg80vv4/wish/213885029 In the early 1960s many historical events occurred. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I have a dream speech" and lead many civil rights rallies. Sylvia Also wrote many stories and pieces on social restrictions on people like civil rights. The assassination of the president JFK also occurred in 1963. Sylvia's poem about her fathers death spoke to many people mourning the death of JFK. Sylvia used imagery in her stories to give the speaker a clear picture of what her stories were about. People were able to connect to her stories using the imagery she incorporated. ]]> 2017-12-06 19:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/natlands/l84h1fg80vv4/wish/213885029 trishaelliott7 https://padlet.com/natlands/l84h1fg80vv4/wish/214732100 Sylvia Plath was a very successful poet from Boston, Massachusetts. Plath had some troubles within herself and her writing but she was very gifted poet. She had a Fulbright Fellowship which brought her to Cambridge University where she met the poet Ted Hughes. They married in 1956 where they had a rocky relationship which ended with having two children and Hughes leaving her in 1962, on where Plath went into a deep depression. By the early age of 31 years old Sylvia took her life. But even after she continued winning prizes such the Pulitzer Prize. Even after Plath's death she continued her legacy with works such as Ariel which included 'Daddy' and 'Lady Lazarus'. Plath's own life story even got created in a movie called Sylvia.]]> 2017-12-09 18:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/natlands/l84h1fg80vv4/wish/214732100 ztaylor026 https://padlet.com/natlands/l84h1fg80vv4/wish/215683179 The 1960’s were a time of great social upheaval. The children of the post war baby boom were coming of age and struggling to find their voice in the world. Fueled by the upcoming generation, several social movements were shaping the culture of the decade. The anti-war movement was in fierce opposition of America’s involvement in the Vietnam conflict and the employment of the selective service system. The Civil Rights movement was also making great strides in the 1960’s backed by the leadership of Martin Luther King Junior. Another movement of great consequence was Second Wave Feminism. Second Wave Feminism aimed to further equality for women by drawing attention to issues with sexuality, family, and domestic violence among many other matters. The cultural movements nurtured a feeling of disillusionment and distrust for the government and “Authority”.  These feelings are deeply interwoven into Plath’s “Daddy”. The culture of 1960’s in one word? Counter-culture.  

]]> 2017-12-13 07:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/natlands/l84h1fg80vv4/wish/215683179 bmcconnell85 https://padlet.com/natlands/l84h1fg80vv4/wish/216030342 2017-12-14 02:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/natlands/l84h1fg80vv4/wish/216030342 bmcconnell85 https://padlet.com/natlands/l84h1fg80vv4/wish/216030634 This poem is popularly understood to be written by Plath to her long deceased father. Otto Plath passed away when Sylvia was only eight years old. THis loss of her father during her formative years played a large part in shapping Syllvia. Through the use of imagery in the poem you can get a sense of the anger she felt towards her father. She prtrayes him as a Nazi and a vampire. Throughout the poem she also uses repetition to draw the reader in and stress her feelings. The poem ends with calling her daddy a bastard and stating she is through. THis is symbolic of letting the pain of her father go so she can try to move on with her life.]]> 2017-12-14 02:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/natlands/l84h1fg80vv4/wish/216030634