Tuesday, April 10, 2012

"Mushrooms"

Author: Sylvia Plath
Genre: Poetry
Other works by Plath: The Bell Jar, Letters Home

“Mushrooms” by Sylvia Plath is a poem that contains symbolism for a need for social change. Mushrooms push through the earth, popping up all over the ground. Sylvia Plath believed that like mushrooms, women would slowly start standing up for themselves and for their rights. From what she wrote, she was hopeful about the future of women of the world.

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