A Journey of Discovery-Adrienne Rich's Diving into the Wreck

A Journey of Discovery Upon studying the life and works of Adrienne Rich, one discovers that a lot of her literature envelope a desire to educate her readers. The poem “Diving into the Wreck” is no exception. Rich speaks and writes passionately about feminist freedoms and rights and she conveys these ideas to her readers through “Diving into the Wreck” by using the images of exploring an under water world, one not seen by many. …

…her poetic character. Rich herself describes the journey to enlightening society about feminism “an exhilarating time to be alive in a time of awakening consciousness,-it can also be confusing, disorienting and painful” (Adrienne Rich). Rich’s poems thematically lack endings that convey a certain closure. This is because Rich speaks passionately about feminist and sexist issues and feels that the battle for equality is not over and wont be for perhaps generations to come.