Create a 6 page essay paper that discusses Analysis of the Poem Sestina by Bishop Using the Psychoanalysis Theory.Download file to see previous pages... The choice of words is intentional, punctuation

Create a 6 page essay paper that discusses Analysis of the Poem Sestina by Bishop Using the Psychoanalysis Theory.

The choice of words is intentional, punctuations are made with a purpose every symbol reflects some reality as a collection of all these may be used to describe personality through psychoanalysis. A subtle and honest understanding of this poem may be achieved through the analysis of the writer's reflections made in the poem other than the styles applied to enhance its flow. Analysis of the poem The unconscious areas covered by Freud which are the id, ego and superego where the ego is the principle of reality which reduces any conflict which may be caused by the selfish id demands as well as the moralistic perspective of the superego. Culler (2000) maintains this comes clear in the poem as the grandmother is aware of the truth but she applies rationale in most parts of her life so as to keep the child happy. The grandmother is aware that there is a need to keep the child happy rather than sad despite the misery surrounding them. The attachment between the grandmother and the child makes the child aware of the sadness despite an attempt by her grandmother to hide it from her. The attachment is developed due to lack of parentage as expected by the child and the grandmother who seem to have resulted from a tragedy. In the poem, a story about a tragic loss and event is told. Personal growth and sorrow are depicted in the poem. There is no direct reference as to the cause of sadness used by the writer but there are various signs and suggestions a man is being addressed in the poem by a child. The male figure is close to the child’s figure but lost for a while. On the other hand, the poem may be viewed to be a reflection of the writers own early life. Her father passed on when she was only one. The mother, on the other hand, was taken away as a result of a serious mental condition. As a result of the absence of both parents. the writer spent a better part of her childhood living with her grandmother. This created a sense of not belonging in her as she never recovered from the incidences of her parent’s death as meant by the perception given in the poem. The grandmother is viewed to put many efforts in amusing the child. At the later stages, the child is seen to be developing emotionally and through perceptions made and drawing. The child’s pain and misery are conveyed by the use of lexis such as ‘rigid’, ‘mad’ among others which are typical references for the child undergoing hard times. According to Ryan (2007), sharp contrasts are vivid between the grandmother and the child. The grandmother comes out to be making efforts towards lighting up the mood of the child and transforming life into a pleasant one but the child views the world with eyes full of tears. Eagleton, T. (2008) argues, the child care places signs in the drawing that are typical of little moons in the buttons which fall down like tears to the flower bed.