A femist voice

Sylvia Plath is one of those writers that I thoroughly enjoy. Maybe it's the strong feminist voice she uses or maybe it's the way she connects a resentment for her father to the resentment for her ex-husband to the resentment of the male population. Sylvia Plath struggles with the traditional roles of women of being submissive the the superior male. Much like many of the women today, Plathy hated that role. I don't think society does it on purpose. I think that the traditional roles assumed by men and women are because well they're traditional, passed down from generation to generation. Women make the dinner, raise the kids, keep the house clean, and tend to the garden. Men work hard, make the money, and typically are not around much. Now I don't associate myself with the strong voiced feminists of today but I do understand their arguments. I personally don't mind having dinner on the table when my husband walks in the door as long as it's not expected or demanded. I really don't mind raising the kids as long as I'm given a chance to be me and have time alone. I don't mind cleaning house as long as I am not doing it alone, afterall I don't recall throwing dirty boxers on the floor before my shower. If I didn't have a brown thumb, I'm sure gardening would be fun. I do intend to be a career woman and do intend to make my own name. I don't want to be known as Rebecca, Grant Kooima's wife. I want to be known as Rebecca Kooima and wouldn't mind Grant being known as Rebecca Kooima's husband. I may not hold that strong feminist voice that Sylvia Plath has captured but I can relate. I have always loved Sylvia Plath and I think I figured out why. She is a writer that has captured the struggle that women have had for centuries to have equal rights. I like that in a writer. I like that Sylvia Plath has captured such a strong feminist voice and she can reach out to the poetry, well, disadvantaged like me.