tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371572.post2704382025483204008..comments2024-03-10T10:05:51.113-07:00Comments on misswhistle: HughesMiss Whistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103831095827005334noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371572.post-62485148911527670842009-03-24T20:08:00.000-07:002009-03-24T20:08:00.000-07:00I believe it's disturbing simply because it do...I believe it's disturbing simply because it does seem like a web of doom, or tragic inevitability-- Plath is typically presented as a "doomed" poet (which is odd in a way, because for instance the whole suicide mythos isn't as stressed about John Berryman). The fact that her son took his own life just reinforces that fatalistic sense. I agree with your point about expecting happiness, & I agree that we can't escape ultimate fate-- but common things that lead to suicide in relatively young people (& Plath herself was quite young) like depression, addiction, PTSD etc. can be helped if people will seek the help out. So is it inevitable?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371572.post-45769167664147649252009-03-23T17:35:00.000-07:002009-03-23T17:35:00.000-07:00Thank you, John Hayes. I'm still trying to unders...Thank you, John Hayes. I'm still trying to understand why the news is so disturbing. Maybe it's the tragic inevitability; somehow we always assume we are beyond fate.Miss Whistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103831095827005334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371572.post-17415604831620943912009-03-23T12:41:00.000-07:002009-03-23T12:41:00.000-07:00It is indeed sad & disturbing news; from repor...It is indeed sad & disturbing news; from reports I've read today it sounds as though both he & his sister have suffered from depression, & as someone who only sought help for that within the past year myself, I know it's a tough way to go. It's also sad because it just furthers the whole Plath suicide mythos. Sylvia Plath was a very gifted poet whose reputation has been skewed by the way she's so often anthologized-- always a slant toward her more sensational work.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this thoughtful consideration.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.com