Sylvia Plath tried to do away and live away from the shackles of oppression through her writings. Her semi-autobiographical work and the only novel she wrote in her lifetime, The Bell Jar, has one leading theme- that of being an absolutely capable and smart individual but spending your life as a ‘mat outside your kitchen’, because you’re a woman. Her words are like that small surgical blade, it might look small, but its depth will pierce your mind and leave a mark.
So, here are 25 profound quotes by this brilliant woman, for helping us think a little more.
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Thank you, Miss Plath. Your writings have opened many eyes and perhaps even helped many realise what freedom is. And for those who haven’t, pick up a book of her poems soon, you won’t regret it.
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