This does not escape my notice, it is a context. I resent the fact of a context; my social status has shifted and no one is going to acknowldege it, that´s certain. I´m expected to be Brave and Rise Above. I dress for the role; I must look far better now that I did when I was married. I must look pulled together into a nice tight Hermès knot of self-containment. I don´t make the rules; I just do my best to follow them. Suzanne Finnamore
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The quote "This does not escape my notice, it is a context. I resent the fact that I am living in a context. My social status has shifted and no one is going to acknowledge it. That's certain.

I'm expected to be brave and rise above. I dress for the role; I must look far better now that I did when I was married. I must look pulled together into a nice tight Hermès knot of self-containment." written by Sylvia Plath in her poem "Daddy" tells us about the writer's grief and despair at her sudden loss of her father and his lack of appreciation of her talents and work.

This shows us how the writer had lost her father's love and respect after he died and after she tried to make him happy by following his words and advice.

Source: Split: A Memoir Of Divorce

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