Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Massachusetts - Sylvia Plath was born and raised in this state.

University of Michigan - Authors Anne Stevenson and Janet Malcolm both attended this college.

Smith College - Sylvia Plath attended this university and also had a short stint teaching there.

England - Sylvia made this country her permanent home after she married Ted Hughes.

Devon - After Ted Hughes left Sylvia, she lived in a flat in this county with her two children.

23 Fitzroy Road - Sylvia lived her final days in a flat at this location.

Plath Library - Olwyn...
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