Take a Walk on the Dark Side On February 11, 1963 Sylvia Plath laid her children down to rest, walked downstairs to the kitchen, turned the oven on and then stuck her head in it. ... Depression had smothered Plath's mind her entire life. ... Almost all of Plath's poem's have the same theme: death. ... Plath is obviously miserable, as one can see when reading this poem. ... Plath writes, "It's easy enough to do it in a cell. ...
Take a Walk on the Dark Side On February 11, 1963 Sylvia Plath laid her children down to rest, walked downstairs to the kitchen, turned the oven on and then stuck her head in it. ... Depression had smothered Plath's mind her entire life. ... Almost all of Plath's poem's have the same theme: death. ... Plath is obviously miserable, as one can see when reading this poem. ... Plath writes, "It's easy enough to do it in a cell. ...