Daddy by Slvia Plath

Daddy In the poem "Daddy", Sylvia Plath says that there are women who, due to early conditioning, find themselves without the tools to deal with oppressive and controlling men. They are left feeling helpless and hopeless. For some women, the struggle is never resolved, others take most of a lifetime. For a lucky few, they are granted a reprieve. The character in this poem is Sylvia Plath. The poem describes her feelings of oppression and …

…it appears that Plath has reached resolution this is not the case for many women who find themselves under the thumb of a male. These women should look to this poem for help. It is a hope poem, that shows women can triumph over their oppressers. I thought this poem was very deep. It was said to read, but it made me aware of the problems some women endure and the suffering they go through.