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““Daddy”Daddy”

By Sylvia PlathBy Sylvia Plath

Kara EllisKara Ellis

English 12English 12

5/11/20125/11/2012

Author slideAuthor slide: (picture, biographical info, author’s : (picture, biographical info, author’s

genre, etc)genre, etc) Poet and novelist. Among many Poet and novelist. Among many

poems, she produced only novel, poems, she produced only novel, The Bell JarThe Bell Jar. It was published after . It was published after her death in 1963. her death in 1963.

Married to Ted Hughes (an English Married to Ted Hughes (an English poet) poet)

A Confessional Poet who “put the A Confessional Poet who “put the speaker herself at the center of her speaker herself at the center of her poems in such a way as to make poems in such a way as to make her psychological vulnerability and her psychological vulnerability and shame an embodiment of her shame an embodiment of her civilization” (Uroff 1).civilization” (Uroff 1).– Plath is known for using her own life in Plath is known for using her own life in

her poetry as a way to amplify a poems her poetry as a way to amplify a poems feelings or come to some sort of self feelings or come to some sort of self revelation.revelation.

22ndnd Author slide: Author slide:

Plath’s father died when she was 8 years old. Plath’s father died when she was 8 years old.

She has written more than one poem about her She has written more than one poem about her father. The other famous one is called “The father. The other famous one is called “The Colossus” and talks about her father as a god.Colossus” and talks about her father as a god.

Plath’s poem “Daddy” is about her feelings Plath’s poem “Daddy” is about her feelings towards her father and her feelings about her life towards her father and her feelings about her life after his death.after his death.

She wrote this poem as her marriage to Ted was She wrote this poem as her marriage to Ted was crumbling and her feelings of depression were crumbling and her feelings of depression were consuming her.consuming her.

Other WorksOther Works

The Bell Jar The Bell Jar – novel published – novel published after her death. Details the after her death. Details the mental breakdown of a young mental breakdown of a young woman. Semi-autobiographical.woman. Semi-autobiographical.

Ariel Ariel – Plath’s final collection of – Plath’s final collection of poetry. This book has the poem poetry. This book has the poem “Daddy” in it.“Daddy” in it.

Crossing the WaterCrossing the Water

The Colossus The Colossus

Literary Time PeriodLiterary Time Period

What was going on in literature at the time What was going on in literature at the time that my poem was written?that my poem was written?– Who were the big names?Who were the big names?– What where the predominant genres of What where the predominant genres of

literature?literature?

Time PeriodTime Period

How does my poem fit with the time period it was written in? (3 How does my poem fit with the time period it was written in? (3 bullet points at least)bullet points at least)

TimelineTimeline

DaddyDaddyYou do not do, you do not doYou do not do, you do not do

Any more, black shoeAny more, black shoe

In which I have lived like a footIn which I have lived like a foot

For thirty years, poor and white,For thirty years, poor and white,

Barely daring to breathe or Achoo.Barely daring to breathe or Achoo.

Daddy, I have had to kill you.Daddy, I have had to kill you.

You died before I had time—You died before I had time—

Marble-heavy, a bag full of God,Marble-heavy, a bag full of God,

Ghastly statue with one gray toeGhastly statue with one gray toe

Big as a Frisco seal Big as a Frisco seal

And a head in the freakish AtlanticAnd a head in the freakish Atlantic

Where it pours bean green over blueWhere it pours bean green over blue

In the waters off beautiful Nauset. In the waters off beautiful Nauset.

I used to pray to recover you. I used to pray to recover you.

Ach, du. Ach, du.

In the German tongue, in the Polish town In the German tongue, in the Polish town

Scraped flat by the roller Scraped flat by the roller

Of wars, wars, wars. Of wars, wars, wars.

But the name of the town is common.But the name of the town is common.

My Polack friend My Polack friend

So I never could tell where youSo I never could tell where youPut your foot, your root,Put your foot, your root, I never could talk to you. I never could talk to you. The tongue stuck in my jawThe tongue stuck in my jaw

It stuck in a barb wire snare.It stuck in a barb wire snare. Ich, ich, ich, ich, Ich, ich, ich, ich, I could hardly speak.I could hardly speak. I thought every German was youI thought every German was youAnd the language obscene.And the language obscene.

The snows of the Tyrol, the clear beer of Vienna The snows of the Tyrol, the clear beer of Vienna Are not very pure or true. Are not very pure or true. With my gipsy ancestress and my weird luck With my gipsy ancestress and my weird luck And my Taroc pack and my Taroc pack And my Taroc pack and my Taroc pack I may be a bit of a Jew.I may be a bit of a Jew.

I have always been scared of I have always been scared of youyou, , With your Luftwaffe, your gobbledygoo.With your Luftwaffe, your gobbledygoo.And your neat mustache And your neat mustache And your Aryan eye, bright blue.And your Aryan eye, bright blue.Panzer-man, panzer-man, O You—Panzer-man, panzer-man, O You—

Not God but a swastika Not God but a swastika So black no sky could squeak through.So black no sky could squeak through.Every woman adores a Fascist, Every woman adores a Fascist, The boot in the face, the brute The boot in the face, the brute Brute heart of a brute like you.Brute heart of a brute like you.

You stand at the blackboard, daddy, You stand at the blackboard, daddy, In the picture I have of you, In the picture I have of you, A cleft in your chin instead of your footA cleft in your chin instead of your footBut no less a devil for that, no not But no less a devil for that, no not Any less the black man whoAny less the black man who

Bit my pretty red heart in two. Bit my pretty red heart in two.

I was ten when they buried you.I was ten when they buried you.

At twenty I tried to die At twenty I tried to die

And get back, back, back to you. And get back, back, back to you.

I thought even the bones would do.I thought even the bones would do.

But they pulled me out of the sack But they pulled me out of the sack

And they stuck me together with glue. And they stuck me together with glue.

And then I knew what to do. And then I knew what to do.

I made a model of you, I made a model of you,

A man in black with a Meinkampf lookA man in black with a Meinkampf look

And a love of the rack and the screw. And a love of the rack and the screw.

And I said I do, I do. And I said I do, I do.

So daddy, I'm finally through. So daddy, I'm finally through.

The black telephone's off at the root, The black telephone's off at the root,

The voices just can't worm through.The voices just can't worm through.

If I've killed one man, I've killed two– If I've killed one man, I've killed two–

The vampire who said he was you The vampire who said he was you

And drank my blood for a year, And drank my blood for a year,

Seven years, if you want to know. Seven years, if you want to know.

Daddy, you can lie back now. Daddy, you can lie back now.

There's a stake in your fat black heart There's a stake in your fat black heart

And the villagers never liked you. And the villagers never liked you.

They are dancing and stamping on you. They are dancing and stamping on you.

They always They always knewknew it was you. it was you.

Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.

Daddy

You do not do, you do not doAny more, black shoe In which I have lived like a foot For thirty years, poor and white,Barely daring to breathe or Achoo.

Daddy, I have had to kill you.You died before I had time—Marble-heavy, a bag full of God,Ghastly statue with one gray toeBig as a Frisco seal

And a head in the freakish AtlanticWhere it pours bean green over blueIn the waters off beautiful Nauset. I used to pray to recover you. Ach, du.

In the German tongue, in the Polish town Scraped flat by the roller Of wars, wars, wars. But the name of the town is common.My Polack friend

So I never could tell where So I never could tell where youyouPut your foot, your root,Put your foot, your root, I never could talk to I never could talk to youyou. . The tongue stuck in my jawThe tongue stuck in my jaw

It stuck in a barb wire snare.It stuck in a barb wire snare. Ich, ich, ich, ich, Ich, ich, ich, ich, I could hardly speak.I could hardly speak. I thought every German was I thought every German was youyouAnd the language obscene.And the language obscene.

The snows of the Tyrol, the clear beer of Vienna The snows of the Tyrol, the clear beer of Vienna Are not very pure or true. Are not very pure or true. With my gipsy ancestress and my weird luck With my gipsy ancestress and my weird luck And my Taroc pack and my Taroc pack And my Taroc pack and my Taroc pack I may be a bit of a I may be a bit of a JewJew..

I have always been scared of I have always been scared of youyou, , With your Luftwaffe, your With your Luftwaffe, your gobbledygoogobbledygoo..And your neat mustache And your neat mustache And your Aryan eye, bright And your Aryan eye, bright blueblue..Panzer-man, panzer-man, O Panzer-man, panzer-man, O YouYou——

Not God but a swastika Not God but a swastika So black no sky could squeak So black no sky could squeak throughthrough..Every woman adores a Fascist, Every woman adores a Fascist, The boot in the face, the brute The boot in the face, the brute Brute heart of a brute like Brute heart of a brute like youyou..

You stand at the blackboard, daddy, You stand at the blackboard, daddy, In the picture I have of In the picture I have of youyou, , A cleft in your chin instead of your footA cleft in your chin instead of your footBut no less a devil for that, no not But no less a devil for that, no not Any less the black man Any less the black man whowho

Bit my pretty red heart in Bit my pretty red heart in twotwo. .

I was ten when they buried I was ten when they buried youyou..

At twenty I tried to die At twenty I tried to die

And get back, back, back to And get back, back, back to youyou. .

I thought even the bones would I thought even the bones would dodo..

But they pulled me out of the sack But they pulled me out of the sack

And they stuck me together with And they stuck me together with glueglue. .

And then I And then I knewknew what to what to dodo. .

I made a model of I made a model of youyou, ,

A man in black with a Meinkampf lookA man in black with a Meinkampf look

And a love of the rack and the And a love of the rack and the screwscrew. .

And I said I do, I And I said I do, I dodo. .

So daddy, I'm finally So daddy, I'm finally throughthrough. .

The black telephone's off at the root, The black telephone's off at the root,

The voices just can't worm The voices just can't worm throughthrough..

Rather than simply having a rhyme scheme throughout the poem, Plath uses assonance to create a specific rhythm that runs through the whole poem. This style is more characteristic of modern poetry rather than Romantic or Victorian poetry. Assonance = the repetition of vowels sounds. End Rhyme= a word agreeing with another in terminal sound.Internal Rhyme = rhyme occurring within a line of poetryShe uses both end rhyme and internal rhyme to push this nursery rhyme rhythm. It forces the reader to pause at the end of each line and creates that rocking motion, which can then create a eerie atmosphere.

If I've killed one man, I've killed two– The vampire who said he was you And drank my blood for a year, Seven years, if you want to know. Daddy, you can lie back now.

There's a stake in your fat black heart And the villagers never liked you. They are dancing and stamping on you. They always knew it was you. Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.

SymbolismSymbolism

Plath’s poem is really about her feelings Plath’s poem is really about her feelings towards her father. He died when she towards her father. He died when she was young and she is angry with him was young and she is angry with him for dying. The main symbol in the poem for dying. The main symbol in the poem is the image of a Nazi and a Jew.is the image of a Nazi and a Jew.

She compares her father to a Nazi to She compares her father to a Nazi to emphasize how she is the victim (Jew) emphasize how she is the victim (Jew) and he is the one who has caused her and he is the one who has caused her suffering (Nazi). suffering (Nazi).

An engine, an engineAn engine, an engine

Chuffing me off like a Jew.Chuffing me off like a Jew.

A Jew to Dachau, Auschwitz, Belsen.A Jew to Dachau, Auschwitz, Belsen.

I began to talk like a Jew.I began to talk like a Jew.

I think I may well be a Jew.I think I may well be a Jew.

I have always been scared of youI have always been scared of you

With your Luftwaffe, your With your Luftwaffe, your gobbledygoo.gobbledygoo.

And your neat mustacheAnd your neat mustache

And your Aryan eye, bright blue.And your Aryan eye, bright blue.

Panser-man, panzer-man, O You—Panser-man, panzer-man, O You—

metaphor: a direct comparison of two unlike things metaphor: a direct comparison of two unlike things – ““Daddy, I have had to kill you / You died before I had time—” (6-7)Daddy, I have had to kill you / You died before I had time—” (6-7)– She didn’t really kill her father. This metaphor means that she wants to get him out She didn’t really kill her father. This metaphor means that she wants to get him out

of her head . of her head .

Internal Conflict: a struggle that takes place within the mind of a Internal Conflict: a struggle that takes place within the mind of a character.character.– ““I never could talk to you.” (24) ; “At twenty I tried to die / And get back, back, back I never could talk to you.” (24) ; “At twenty I tried to die / And get back, back, back

to you. / I thought even the bones would do.” (58-60)to you. / I thought even the bones would do.” (58-60)– She hates her father for the pain he caused her, but she misses him. She wants a She hates her father for the pain he caused her, but she misses him. She wants a

relationship/connection with him, but she cannot have it because he died too soon.relationship/connection with him, but she cannot have it because he died too soon.

Allusion: reference to a well known person, event, or place from Allusion: reference to a well known person, event, or place from history, art, or another literary work.history, art, or another literary work.– ““Marble-heavy, a bag full of God, / Ghastly statue with one gray toe” (8-9) ; “A man Marble-heavy, a bag full of God, / Ghastly statue with one gray toe” (8-9) ; “A man

in black with a Meinkamp look” (65)in black with a Meinkamp look” (65)– Plath’s first poem about her father was called “The Colossus” and compared her Plath’s first poem about her father was called “The Colossus” and compared her

father to a statue of a god -The Colossus at Rhodesfather to a statue of a god -The Colossus at Rhodes– ““Meinkamp” was Hitler’s book. She is saying that the man she married (Ted Huges) Meinkamp” was Hitler’s book. She is saying that the man she married (Ted Huges)

had the same looks as her father (Nazi).had the same looks as her father (Nazi).

Other literary devicesOther literary devices

Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath

The Colossus at Rhodes

Aurelia, Otto, and Sylvia Plath

Works Cited PageWorks Cited Page(see OWL at Purdue)(see OWL at Purdue)

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