Plath’s “I am Vertical” and Eminem’s “Not Afraid” Thesis

Eminem’s song “Not Afraid” and Sylvia Plath’s poem “I am Vertical” both use imagery of nature to illustrate where they find strength in verticality; Eminem shows how he finds strength high up through the appearance on high surfaces and supernatural powers in his music video whereas Plath uses imagery of plants to demonstration how strength is rooted from the ground.

Nature in Plath's "I am Vertical" and Eminem's "Not Afraid"
Nature in Plath’s “I am Vertical” and Eminem’s “Not Afraid”