The Arrival of the Bee Box-Plath Flashcards

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◍ speaker orders a box of bees
◍ the speaker grapples w. the choice of releasing or containing the bees, reflecting on the entanglement and fears that come’s with one’s internal suffering

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’’ I can’t keep away from it’’

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◍ sense of natural fascination as she is drawn to the box
◍ this captures the curiosity in her mind in regards to the unknown

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'’I am not a caesar’’

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◍ she struggles to posses the qualities needed to control the bees
◍ becoming aware of her personal limitations

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'’I am no source of honey, so why should they turn on me’’

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◍ begins to regain control
◍ shows uncertainty about the bee’s and their reaction

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'’The box is only temporary’’

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◍ symbolic of the poet’s unconscious mind
◍ perhaps this is a way of reassuring herself that her suffering (the prison/box) will not last forever and she will find an escape or end to the pain

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