A Study Guide for Anne Sexton's "Oysters"
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Oysters
Anne Sexton
1972
Introduction
Oysters
appeared in 1972 as the first section of the six-part poem The Death of the Fathers
in Anne Sexton’s sixth published book of poetry, The Book of Folly. Sexton’s earlier work had dealt with the subjects of mental illness, the suicidal impulse, romantic and sexual love, and the sexual connotations of fairy tales, as well as relationships between mothers and daughters. The theme of The Deaths of the Fathers
was a departure for her. This was perhaps due to the fact that she was working with a woman therapist instead of a man. Or perhaps she felt the need to re-examine incestuous feelings for her father now that she had discovered he was not in fact her biological