The child is described as a "golden watch" (p.1) which shows the value Plath saw in her son, however, her weariness towards the new child is created where the child is described as a “new statue in a drafty museum” (p.1). This line reflects the uncertainty of this new child that has been brought into her life. Morning Song is the first poem in the collection and introduces biological reading by ordering the poems chronologically. Plath's life is reflected in tulips and Tulips; is a poem about a woman receiving a bouquet of flowers. “Ted Hughes says he wrote Tulips after being hospitalized for an appendectomy in March 1961.” This shows that at least some poems are based on real events that happened during Plath's life. Because the poems are based on real events, the reader finds it impossible to separate Plath from her text. Tulips begins to introduce the death wish that Plath is interested in. “I wanted to erase myself” (p.11). His desire to distance himself from society creates a very different tone from Morning Song. The difference shows the impact that having a child and marriage had on her mental state. Plath's most controversial poem is Daddy. When Ariel was published the scene of the poem
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