Feminism Critic post #2 Val hulse

The short poem "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath,  is a perfect poem to analyze thru a feminist criticism. The poem is about pregnancy.  It is a very Gynocritisism piece of literature.
   As discussed in class, Gynocritisism is literary feminism criticism that specifically includes the physically female body.  Plath uses this type of feminism criticism to give specific details of how the female body looks when pregnant.  Plath also refers to her pregnant body as "O red fruit, ivory, fine timbers!".  Using feminism critic, I think, on this line of the poem she views her preggers body as a grand impressive thing. Comparing it to "ivory" a rare and previous jewel. Or when Plath calls her body to "strong timbers" she literally could be comparing her body to a strong house that protects and supports her child. Additionally, I think it is worth noting that ivory and timbers are both very strong objects.  Maybe Plath must be strong during her pregnancy for herself and not only the baby.  Maybe she needs the strength or ivory and timbers to accept what is and will happen to her because of her pregnancy.
     I believe she is ultimately unhappy with her pregnancy.   "O red fruit" could refer to a ripe apple.  Ah the red apple... a classic biblical symbol of sin? The one fruit tree Eve was not allowed to eat from.  Maybe Plath is eluding to the fact she did  not want to eat the red apple..not become pregnant for fear of ending up an outcast like Eve herself.
   Plath says "Money's new-minted in this fat purse. I'm a means, a stage, a cow in calf".  This literally represents how her body is being used as a means of production.  She literally calls her body a "fat purse" because her baby will make her money. I also believe the line  "I've eaten a bag of green apples, Boarded the train there's no getting off" proves she is unhappy about her pregnancy.  I think this refers to animals being fattened up with food, put on a train and herded to the slaughter. Maybe Plath feels she will be symbolically slaughtered by becoming a mother.
  In conclusion, Plath being unhappy is my take on the poem. However, I also believe this could be analyzed without feminism critic.  I would then argue Plath is completely thrilled about becoming a mother. Either way this poem is interpreted, I think it's beautiful because sometimes pregnancies are joyous sometimes not!