A Try To Relinquish The Hidden Felicity OF Law- Adeconstructive Reading OF Sylvia Plath’s Poem-Metaphors
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Deconstruction theory,, motherhood, interpretation, childhood, riddle, metaphors, symbolism, life, fate, demise, innocence, nostalgia, lost beauty .Abstract
--“Metaphors For a Pregnant Woman” was the title that Sylvia Plath has given for her poem ‘Metaphors’, initially when it was written in her journal of 20th March 1959. The complete title clearly announcesthe stage of pragnancy and implications of motherhood. But sheherself shortened the title to “Metaphors” for publication which came a year later. This created the ambiguity in the poem. Plath wrote this poem mistakenly believing that she is pregnant. So shortening of the title opens a wide opportunity for interpretations. So this paper aims at expounding the poem “Metaphors” in a standpointthat it discusses and portrays the theme and symbols for childhood, applying the “Deconstruction Theory” of Jaques Derrida.
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[13] AUTHORS PROFILE
[14] Pranav A
[15] He is pursuing his Integrated M.A English Language and Literature degree from Department of English, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam,Kerala,India.His research areas are deconstruction,Culture Studies, Feminism, Ecology etc.
[16] Arun S
[17] He is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of English,Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kollam,Kerala,India,for the past 11 years. His research interests includeLiterary Theory and Criticism. He has been serving as resource person for conferences, published papersin National and International Journals
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