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    says how she copes through moving on and dealing with these struggles by herself. When she ’keep(s) treading’‚ it shows how she deals with these negative experiences by not allowing it to absorb her and let herself move on. "As all the Heavens were a Bell‚ And Being‚ but an Ear‚ And I‚ and Silence‚ some strange Race‚ Wrecked‚ solitary‚ here -" (Dickinson‚ 13-16). In other words‚ Dickinson copes with her unhappiness and grief by isolating herself from others‚ despite her mental health being very poor

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    In The Bell Jar‚ Esther fails to think clearly‚ which leads to her emotional downfall. When Esther does not meet her own expectations‚ she loses hope. In addition‚ Esther constantly compares herself to others around her. Moreover‚ she believes that suicide will solve her problems. Esther’s unreasonable thoughts put her further under the bell jar. Esther has a realistic goal and a clear idea on what she wants to do with her life; she aspires to become a successful writer and is more than talented

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    women athletics‚ and women expectations are some of the few ways women behavior acceptance has evolved over time in the twentieth century. The Bell Jar‚ an autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath‚ tells the story of Esther Greenwood. Young Esther is in search of success and self fulfillment as she navigates her young life. The Bell Jar shares many examples of how girls and women were treated during the nineteen fifties considering that is when the novel took place. Many common expectations

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    of mental instability in The Bell Jar and Ariel. The point of living has been a theme in literature that has been used on many occasions‚ Hamlet sums it up with the question “To be or not to be”. The myth of Sisyphus also investigates the real point in living. Plath’s work is an altogether more tortured catalogue of mental illness and summing up the answer to Camus’ question. [A] Plath expresses sequences of mental instability throughout her work‚ The Bell Jar often references this with the

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    Kristina Bell English 1302.W1 Literary Analysis Essay French‚ Bruce A. “Granny Weatherall: A Life of Quiet Depression.” Short Story Criticisms 43 (2001): 63-76. Literary Resource Center. John F. Moss/Palmer Memorial Lib.‚ Texarkana‚ TX. 24 March 2010 <http://go.galegroup.com.dbproxy.tamut.edu/ps/dispBasicSearch.do?prodId=LitRC&userGroupName=txshracd2571>. Blake‚ Robert G. “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall.” Masterplots II: Short Story Series‚ Revised Edition (2004). Literary Reference

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    person will be prosecuted. Today in our society‚ people have believed that men are the superior gender. Everywhere‚ from the bible to the everyday life‚ men are given a high pedestal while women are treated as second class citizens. In the novel The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath‚ Esther Greenwood struggles with this idea of how women are treated and how that leads to mental deterioration. According to a document on sexual assault‚ sexual assault is a crime of power and control. Sexual assault is used when

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    mental health. College is supposed to be an unforgettable experience‚ yet for many students it comes in the form of depression. This onset depression may start before college‚ yet college has a great impact on the suicide rate of young adults. In The Bell Jar‚ written by Sylvia Plath‚ the main character‚ Esther Greenwood‚ struggles with suicidal depression on top of being a working college student‚ something Plath relates to entirely. Many people

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    Maureen is often forgotten throughout the entire story of The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls. We are very tragically reminded of Maureen’s presence when she stabs her own mother while living in New York. Reflecting back to the beginning of the story‚ we can see why Maureen has a mental breakdown. She is born into a world of violence‚ her parents fail to care for her‚ and she lives her entire childhood in neglect. The announcement that Mary is pregnant seems to be thrown into this story

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    In an interview with Peter Orr in 1962‚ Sylvia Plath said‚ "I believe that one should be able to control and manipulate experiences‚ even the most terrifying..." In using her own experiences with attempted suicide and involuntary resurrection‚ Plath has done just that in "Lady Lazarus." Plath continued with: "I think that personal experience is very important‚ but certainly it shouldn’t be a kind of shut-box and mirror-looking‚ narcissistic experience. I believe it should be relevant‚ and relevant

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