Quote by Sylvia Plath, Last Words

I do not want a plain box, I want a sarcophagus With tigery stripes, and a face on itRound as the moon, to stare up. I want to be looking at them when they comePicking among the dumb minerals, the roots. I see them already-the pale, star-distance faces. Now they are nothing, they are not even babies. I imagine them without fathers or mothers, like the first gods.They will wonder if I was important.


I do not want a plain box, I want a sarcophagus With tigery

Summary

This quote suggests a desire for a grandiose and unique burial, symbolized by a decorative sarcophagus, rather than a plain and ordinary box. The speaker envisions being able to gaze upon the faces of future generations as they search among the lifeless matter and beginnings of life. The speaker imagines these future beings questioning the significance of their life as the essence of their existence fades away, contemplating the legacy they leave behind. The quote hints at a longing for immortality and the desire to be remembered with importance.

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Death
By Sylvia Plath, Last Words
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