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What was Sylvia Plath's father's profession?

AWriter

BDoctor

CProfessor of Biology

DLawyer

Answer:

C. Professor of Biology

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Otto Plath, Sylvia Plath's father, was a professor of biology and an expert on bees. His academic background and scientific expertise influenced Sylvia's intellectual development and her approach to writing. Otto's German immigrant background and his strict, authoritarian nature also deeply affected Sylvia, shaping her personal and literary perspectives. His death when she was young had a profound impact on her life and work, becoming a central theme in her poetry, particularly in the famous poem 'Daddy'.


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