The Arrival of the Bee Box-Plath Flashcards
summary
◍ 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
’’ I can’t keep away from it’’
◍ sense of natural fascination as she is drawn to the box
◍ this captures the curiosity in her mind in regards to the unknown
'’I am not a caesar’’
◍ she struggles to posses the qualities needed to control the bees
◍ becoming aware of her personal limitations
'’I am no source of honey, so why should they turn on me’’
◍ begins to regain control
◍ shows uncertainty about the bee’s and their reaction
'’The box is only temporary’’
◍ 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