YOUR PARIS

TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THE POEM EXPLORE HOW THE PASSAGE OF TIME CAN CHANGE ONES PERSPECTIVE ?
This poem explores how the passage of time can change ones perspective to a great extent. This poem weaves between !ghes initial perspective of the event an" his new interpretation now that he has the benefit of hin"sight reg!larl# an" as th!s$ shows how time can have a consi"erable impact on ones perspective$ as thro!gh his angr# tone$ he becomes increasingl# bitter$ as he realises that he "i" not see Plaths emotions the right wa#. %Yo!r practise" lips& hopelessl# wrong meanings.' The passage of time can bl!r memories an" soften a persons emotions. !ghes is still grappling with his emotions.

WHAT DIFFERENCES CAN YOU IDENTIFY BETWEEN THE TWO PERSPECTIVES ?

In !ghes perspective$ he sees Plaths actions in Paris as %American$ as he thin(s that she sees Paris thro!gh the literar# an" artistic wor(s that she is familiar with$ s!ch as % emingwa#' an" %Picassos portrait'. !ghes is intereste" in histor#$ specificall# the histor# of the war$ wherein Paris was occ!pie" b# )erman# in the Secon" *orl" *ar$ as he references histor#. In S#lvias perspective$ however$ Paris is a place of pain an" %torment'+ where her former lover lives$ in a %pension'$ where %letters waite" for him !nopene"'. ,!xtapose" the two perspectives. To show the "iffering perspectives she !ses the secon" person to refer to her. Reflective$ s#mpathetic %Yo!'. Thro!gh his !n"erstan"ing of her Paris he realises his naivet#$ in the wa# that he co!l" have helpe" her %spontaneo!s comb!stion'. The# are both feeling the pain$ b!t "ifferentl#. The wa# he constantl# "escribes the war shows how oblivio!s he was to her Paris. In this poem$ the# are both hi"ing themselves behin" a fa-a"e. .# Paris //////////////////. Yo!r Paris //////////////////. The act!al war S#lvias personal war against 01PR1SSIO23

TO WHAT EXTENT ARE THERE TWO PERSPECTIVES? ARE THERE REALLY TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME THING , BOTH CONSTRUCTED BY HUGHES ?
Poetr# is alwa#s a constr!ction. !ghes starts with a fact then s(ews the facts to portra# the image. There is a la#ering of perspectives in this poem$ as !ghes "escribes his Paris$ his Paris in hin"sight an" the wa# he views Plaths Paris.

Reconstr!cte" Paris after the war is li(e %Aesthetic to!ch'$ %rehearse"'$ %thesa!r!s'.

!ghes reconstr!cting his memories.

HOW HAS THIS SUBSEQUENT DISCOVERY OF THE REASONS FOR HER BEHAVIOUR CHANGED HIS PERSPECTIVE ?
4itterness$ regret$ sa"ness$ ang!ish. %I was a ghost5watcher'.