"Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit" by Sylvia Plath is an emotional short story in which a young girl's innocence is destroyed when the reality of the world pierces her environment. The present and growing threat of war make the bright vibrant colours of this young girls childhood fade into dull neutrals. This theme is conveyed by many techniques, which Plath uses to highlight the young girl's loss of innocence. Plath brings through the voice of a young child by using first person narration, characterisation and the use of colour to show how the girl is forced to change as the world around her changes. In this essay I intend to explore the themes of the story and also the techniques Plath uses to convey them.
The voice of a young girl is often heard when reading "Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit". This is due to a few factors. Sylvia Plath has written this short story in the first person, which is a good narration style to allow the reader to connect with the character. When reading a first person narration the reader tends to be able to share the feelings that the main character goes through: -.
"I told you what happened, and I cant make it any different. Not even .
for you I cant make it any different.".
Here the young girl is almost pleading with her uncle to believe that she did not push Paula Brown and you can almost hear the girls high pitched whining voice as you read this section.
This reinforces that the girl has lost her innocence and vulnerability, the fact that she has to plead with her uncle to believe her when she has been used to people being understanding and lenient with her.
The innocent child fantasies that invade the girls day and night life are where the most emotion is brought through, as the dreams of flight and Superman mask the true reality of the world: -.
"Our Superman games made us outlaws yet gave us a windy sense of .
superiority.".
These daytime dramas starring superman relate to how young and immature the girl is, the TV and comic enactments cover the present threat of war as well as the cruel cold of the world.
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