• P.PRIYANKA

This paper deals with the theme of Gender equality in Sylvia Plath's poems. It focuses on gender equality in terms of Sexual equality, state of equal access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, economic participation and decision making, individuals opportunities that do not depend on others whether they are Male or female. Sylvia Plath portrays the need for gender equality in her poems like Mad Girl's love song, Daddy, Mushroom. Sylvia Plath (1932-1963), was an American poet, novelist and short story writer, American people are under the influence of “ The American Dream" but Plath is disdainful and stands apart from The American Dream. This study focuses on Gender equality in Sylvia's poems, How Plath lost her equality in reveals complex nature and personality , self admiration and Narcissistic view. In the poem, Mad girl's love song the theme is Unrequited love, In Mushrooms the theme is Feminism, In poem Daddy theme is disgraceful expression of anger and frustrations. Most of her poems are based on mourning and depression. Her writings represent women's perspectives and views. Basically, her life is something mystical. The present study concentrates on how Plath deals with Gender equality in her poems.

Gender, Dominated, inferiority, isolated and equality.

"A STUDY OF GENDER EQUALITY IN SYLVIA PLATH’S POEM ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.656-658, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06139.pdf

"A STUDY OF GENDER EQUALITY IN SYLVIA PLATH’S POEM ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp656-658, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06139.pdf