Towards the end of the poem, when Plath gives birth to their child, Hughes feels that she is a goddess. He finds hope in their child because it is fresh, unstained by any thoughts of death. The baby represents life. And for the first time, Plath does not think of death. The final stanza illustrates her exuberance with her new baby. Hughes says that it was not Death that had created this new life, but Life itself. She runs to the phone to call friends and relatives about her new baby, as Hughes writes, to announce to the world / What Life had made of you (112). Hughes feels happy at this moment, but he knows that Plaths happiness is too good to be true, and that it probably wont last. We all know that it couldnt, and it didnt.Both Williams and Hughes present life in a manner that may not be pleasant, but is nonetheless true-to-life. Although Williams life-view is a bit dark and dreary, we can all read it and relate it to some aspect of our lives. And although Hughes poetry is mostly about his life with Sylvia Plath, we can all read it and relate it to someone what we may know. Williams refuses to find a silver lining in every cloud, and Hughes refuses to see Plath as a woman who could be helped. The reason that both of these poets are successful is that they write about life as it is, rather than what we would all like it to be....
