In a number of her poems, Sylvia Plath expresses a concern with the need to be in control. The speaker is often invested with power and is placed beside the underlying fear of being over ridden by the "other". In order to maintain an authorative position, she confronts with the "enemy" and ponders on the unknown, leaving readers inexplicably drawn by the experiences described. Yet Plath"s other preoccupations are contrary to the investiture of power in the poetic voice, where the main subject is placed at the victimization by the opposition - whether it be a male figure, a baby,...
come across this notion in "The Arrival of the Beebox". The speaker, after engaging in fear of being over throne, reasserts her authority by stating that "the box is only temporary". Even in "Mushrooms" the indication of continual rising is clear with "Our foot"s in the door". In "Lady Lazarus", though the speaker repeatedly fails in her suicidal attempts, she announces: "Out of the ash, I rise with my red hair?óÔé¼?ª". Conceivably, Plath explored feelings of anxiety and struggle to comfort herself. In the same manner, she leaves an affirming message to readers as a means of restoring power.