The Bell Jar Plath
“The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath is an exceptional read. The story takes place in 1953, as Esther Greenwood goes through the struggles of depression, she learns how to cope with difficulties thrown into her path. The quote, “A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling; it must have something more unusual to relate than the ordinary experience of every average man and woman” by Thomas Hardy is a perfect description of this book. In my opinion, this quote means that if there is no meaning, then there is no story at all. There is so much to be learned from this extraordinary story. When Esther slowly becomes depressed, us readers can feel the pain and suffering she is going through. Dr. Gordon is trying to get Esther to talk
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She interest paid to return to college in a week. In order for us three to be able to go back to college she has to do an interview and if she fails she has to stay at the private hospital. “A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling; it must have something more unusual to relate than the ordinary experience of every average man and woman,” this quote by Thomas Hardy is perfect in Esther’s situation. Her story is exceptional enough to tell because she picked herself back up together after the loss of your best friend and battling depression. Her story shows true meaning because even though this is a fiction story everything about it could happen just as if it was a nonfiction book. “The eyes and the faces all turned himself towards me, and guarding myself by them, as by a magical thread, I stepped into the room,” (page 244) Esther walks into the room that determines whether or not she can return back to her life. Esther greenwood struggles to depression in the story “The Bell Jar” and not only did the character of “The Bell Jar” suffer from depression so did Sylvia Plath, the writer. Sylvia Plath took her own life on February 11, 1963. Again, this quote, “A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling; it must have something more unusual to relate than the ordinary experience of every average man and woman,” represents that there has to be meaning
She interest paid to return to college in a week. In order for us three to be able to go back to college she has to do an interview and if she fails she has to stay at the private hospital. “A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling; it must have something more unusual to relate than the ordinary experience of every average man and woman,” this quote by Thomas Hardy is perfect in Esther’s situation. Her story is exceptional enough to tell because she picked herself back up together after the loss of your best friend and battling depression. Her story shows true meaning because even though this is a fiction story everything about it could happen just as if it was a nonfiction book. “The eyes and the faces all turned himself towards me, and guarding myself by them, as by a magical thread, I stepped into the room,” (page 244) Esther walks into the room that determines whether or not she can return back to her life. Esther greenwood struggles to depression in the story “The Bell Jar” and not only did the character of “The Bell Jar” suffer from depression so did Sylvia Plath, the writer. Sylvia Plath took her own life on February 11, 1963. Again, this quote, “A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling; it must have something more unusual to relate than the ordinary experience of every average man and woman,” represents that there has to be meaning