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"But Ryan," you're probably say ing, "this vision of yours is violent and cruel. It is obviously the prod uct of a diseased imagination, not to mention based on completely subjective opinions. Anyway, televi sion certainly would be the first industry to feel the wrath of the cultural revolution." But of course. How could I forget that most corrupted of mediums, the one most infected with the mon ey-grubbing bug, the one most will ing to sell out every value in ex change for a Frito-Lay advertising account? Personally, I think there is scant hope for this particular form of entertainment, regardless of what happens, but certainly something has to be done about it. For example, the cast of "Friends" was paid a king's ransom to do one last season of that worthless pain pa rade of a show. People are starving in this country, yet David Schwim mer still has a career. Families have no health insurance, our schools are under-funded and newspaper head lines often look like dispatches from the bowels of Hell, yet Matthew Per ry is earning a cool million an episode. This is no longer just a cul tural revolution, it is now officially a religious crusade. We must rid the world of this madness, if not for our own health then for our children's futures. All of these overblown egos and the sick culture that nurtures them must be put down for good. Let's set the cities on fire with rock 'n' roll. Vive la revolucion, baby. Contact the senior Pulse reporter at ryannyburg@dailyemerald.com. His opinions do not necessarily represent those of the Emerald. SHAKRA continued from page 11 story: She was overshadowed by Hughes, and this led to jealousy, be trayal and death. Unfortunately, the film fell into its own trap: The film makers gave Hughes an unjustly prevalent role (this doesn't necessarily mean screen time), which again, over shadowed Plath, the writer. I mean, come on. This is a poet who kept journals from when she was 11 nearly to the day she died (note that this journal was subsequently de stroyed by Hughes). There was a breadth of material for the filmmak ers to draw from. I mean, "The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath" alone spans 674 pages. The first 200 plus pages of these journals were writ ten before she even met Hughes, and provide much insight into the psyche of the poet before she became at tached. Furthermore, these journals raise the question, "How well can you know someone based on what they put on the page?" However, there was at least one scene from the film that provided insight into Plath's writing. Plath (admittedly played hauntingly well by Gwyneth Paltrow) and Hughes (Daniel Craig) are rowing on a boat in the ocean, when Hughes, addressing her writer's block, announces that her writing needs to find a subject. He follows this by saying the subject is herself. Despite whatever demons she fought in her own life, on the page, she was fearless. There are numerous examples; the best would be "In Plas ter," written from a hospital bed, or "Soliloquy of the Solipsist," with its chilling final stanza. "Paralytic," writ ten within days of her death, even al lows for the selflessness that she was unable to find in life: "I smile, a bud dah, all / Wants, desire / Falling from me like rings / Hugging their lights." Other times, however, Plath is able to just tell stories. Early poems such as "Spider" reveal her burgeoning interest in African folklore, while "Goatsucker" draws the reader in with the title alone. My aforementioned thesaurus com ment is probably unfair, because the woman clearly had a vocabulary, and as her poetiy progressed, such thick words obviously came more naturally. Of course, there are a variety of Plath books to choose from. However, I would recommend "The Collected Po ems," which organizes all of her pub lished work chronologically and also includes a section, inappropriately named "Juvenilia," which is a selection of 50 of her earlier poems. More than anything, these pieces show what a driven and detailed writer she was be fore she became more well-known. Ear lier in Plath's life, she experimented with poetic forms frequently, resulting in some stellar efforts, such as the vil lanelle 'To Eva Descending the Stair" or "Sonnet to Satan." If you wish to hear the poetess read, there are numerous recordings of her poems available on CD. For those who don't wish to spend the money, four pieces, numerous articles and an excerpt of her novel, "The Bell Jar," are available on the Web site http://dir. salon.com/topics/sylvia_plath/. Contact the Pulse editor at aaronshakra@dailyemerald.com. 017997 Cosponsors: Undergraduate Studies. Resident Hall Student Association. Clark Honors College. 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