Lit 216 - Daddy

I don't really know that, without Sylvia Plath's explanation of what this poem is about, anyone can really know what she's going on about. It seems like she really has some deep dark daddy issues, she keeps referring to him as this nazi overlord. I don't know if she was abused or what her deal is, but it sure seemed to mess her up. I think it's obvious that losing her dad when she was just a little kid really affected her, as it would anyone. But what's strange is that she doesn't have warm sentimental feelings about him. I would imagine most people when they lose their father, especially as a little kid who sees their parents as really awesome, would look back and think fondly of him. I think this poem reflects her life's current stress and trouble with men embodied as her father, rather than how he really was.