lead to enlightenment. Both the memoire Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl and the novel The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath illustrate the mind’s ability to shine light through the darkest of times. Man’s Search for Meaning shares an experience through a concentration camp from Frankl’s own eyes. In his account of the camps‚ Frankl describes the nature of man when subjected to immense suffering. The Bell Jar follows the plight of a young woman‚ Esther Greenwood‚ as she begins a downward spiral in her
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Disappointment and Identity Crisis ——the reasons of Esther’s insanity in The Bell Jar The Bell Jar is the autobiographical book of Sylvia Plath and it follows the real story of the author’s experience of adolescent depression and suicide attempts (Wang‚ 2006). Esther Greenwood is the protagonist and narrator of The Bell Jar. She is a girl from Boston who is swept up into a fast-paced New York City life and cannot take it. The novel follows her descent into madness and her struggle to escape from
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you’re going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person‚ but you become awakened” (Kornfield). This thoughtful quote by Jack Kornfield perfectly describes the protagonist’s journey in the book Zack by William Bell. Zack was a troubled boy‚ confused of who he is and where he comes from‚ but only after he accepted himself did he really mature and saw the world in its true state. The book first introduces the protagonist as a rebellious teenager who is negligent
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In Edgar Allen Poe’s poem‚ “The Bells‚” he uses word choice and sound devices that reflect the individual‚ suggesting that people interpret their surroundings based on their mood. In the first stanza of “The Bells”‚ the use of alliteration causes the individual to experience delight. Poe writes about silver bells whose sound can cause a merry mood. The bells tinkle while the stars in the sky shine “With a crystalline delight” (Poe). The alliteration of the words crystalline and delight gives off
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Bullying gone very wrong. Can you imagine bullying someone until they try to kill you? This is exactly what Anvil does in the short story “The White Circle” by John Bell Clayton. In the story there are two boys named Tucker and Anvil Their problems escalate quickly and eventually Tucker tries to kill Anvil. Anvil is more at fault because he bullied tucker way too much First off Anvil bullied Tucker first. At the end of 1st page of the story it says from Tucker’s point of view “He suddenly cocked
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She felt inferior to men and was insulted by the constraints of society. This led her to compose the novel‚ The Bell Jar. Here‚ she speaks for all women with a startling feminist view‚ criticizing the male dominated society (How Did Sylvia Plath Treat the Theme of Feminism in Her Poetry). In the Bell Jar‚ the character‚ Esther‚ is a product of the patriarchal society in which Plath lives. Esther is a very intelligent woman but is restrained by the time period
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Deviant burials are widespread in the archaeological record‚ both from the present day and from centuries past. Examples can range from pone burials‚ burials with unusual orientation of the body‚ decapitations‚ stones or coins placed in the mouth of the deceased‚ and more (Gardeta & Kajkowski‚ 2013). Deviant burials occur for several reasons. For instance‚ one possible goal may be to extend punishment on the deceased as a result of a crime committed‚ or a personality flaw seen by society. It
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Sylvia Plath‚ a phenomenal author whose book The Bell Jar informed the world about her life as a woman in a man’s world while suffering from depression which took her life in the end. Writing a book in such an era‚ during the twentieth century when it was more common for a woman to stay home instead of going to work or having her own identity. Sylvia Plath managed to publish a book as such however after her death. This paper revolves around the ideas and mentality of the late twentieth century regarding
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In "Keeping Close to Home: Class and education"‚ a chapter excerpted from Talking back (1989) by Bell Hook’s‚ suggests that moving on with life by attending college influences individuals to hide or change the values they were raised with. She argues that people should never forget there family background or their past just because they change environments. From her perceptions of some of the students at Stanford‚ she also states that even the "lower class" people have beliefs and values too and
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esters of fatty acids. They are chemical combinations of one molecule of glycerol with three molecules of fatty acids. When processed with caustic alkalis‚ they form soaps that are salts of fatty acids and glycerol‚ which is tryhydric alcohol. Yellow bell is a shrub with small‚ elongated branches and narrow alternate leaves. The plant requires direct sunlight. Quisumbing (1978) mentioned‚ that the the vetin seeds yield a fixed oil that contains triolein (63 percent)‚ tripalmitin and stearin (37 percent)
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