human nature. In The Bell Jar‚ Sylvia Plath’s use of mirrors conveys Esther dissociated identities; the mirror is a reminder of her inability to understand herself‚ and presents the difference between her inner self and the person she exhibits to the outer world. Similarly‚ Emile Zola uses light in Thérèse Raquin to reveal Laurent and Therese’s true nature‚ which is usually concealed in the dark. In the introductory paragraphs of both texts‚ Zola and Plath use light imagery to establish the
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Analysis of “Mirror” In her poem “Mirror”‚ Sylvia Plath takes us into the thoughts of a woman from an interesting perspective. We always view ourselves truthfully in the mirror and face the outside world in nothing but lies. Through the speaker of mirror‚ it tells us that woman’s beautiful appearance will not stay for a long time. In the poem “Mirror”‚ Plath uses various poetic techniques that effectively shapes its meaning and creates a mood for the poem. One of the features in this poem is that
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The Bell Jar This autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath follows the story of Esther Greenwood‚ a third year college student who spends her summer at a lady’s fashion magazine in Manhattan. But despite her high expectations‚ Esther becomes bored with her work and uncertain about her own future. She even grows estranged from her traditional-minded boyfriend‚ Buddy Willard‚ a medical student later diagnosed with TB. Upon returning to her hometown New England suburb‚ Esther discovers that she was
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Letters‚ which is an address to his dead wife Sylvia Plath‚ Ted Hughes develops a perspective which cultivates the sympathy of the responder. Conflicting perspectives are evident in the interplay between memory and hindsight‚ the opposing personas of Hughes and Plath‚ and the inconsistency between appearance and reality. The form and content of this anthology is indicative of Hughes’ attempt to publicly impose his perspective upon his relationship with Plath; a perspective
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inherent subjective bias of interpretation‚ conflicting perspectives surrounding Hughes and Plath’s controversial relationship are inevitable. This duality of viewpoint is seen in “Fulbright Scholars” and “Sam” by Ted Hughes and of the poem “Ariel” by Sylvia Plath‚ where both poets manipulate language‚ sound and textual form to attest to the veracity of their own personal perspectives while providing deeper personal insights of one another. After Plath’s suicide‚ the feminist movement quickly portrayed
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is evident‚ whereas the last three are the baby crying in the night and the other helping the baby‚ these stanzas show the more nurturing and happy aspects of motherhood. 2. The title of the poem is morning song. What figurative expression does Plath use to suggest morning? What figurative expression does she use to suggest song? Morning- "The window square” and “Whitens and swallows its dull stars" Song- "The clear vowels rise like balloons” and “Your handful of notes” 3. What is the morning
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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is an unsettling novel written about a young university student‚ Esther Greenwood‚ as she struggles through her journey into adulthood. Throughout the book‚ Plath uses opinionated tone‚ heavy symbolism and unique plot to force the reader to imagine themselves in Esther’s shoes as a young adult faced with the reality of life and mental illness. Fundamentally‚ the novel shows that Esther cannot or will not conform with is expected of her‚ but does not have a clear image
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being remarkably diverse. In contemporary literature‚ a number of works have incorporated mental illness as a primary theme. Two texts that do so are ‘The Bell Jar’ and ‘Girl‚ Interrupted’. The former is a semi-autobiographical novel authored by Sylvia Plath and recited from the perspective of the protagonist‚ Esther Greenwood. 18-year-old Esther battles with depression as she seeks to escape the shackles of societal stigma. The latter is the memoir of depressed and directionless teenager‚
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writer‚ and third to investigate whether it relates to abnormal mental functions (Kaye par. 3). Using these three ways of psychoanalysis‚ I analyzed the poems “Digging” by Seamus Heaney‚ “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke‚ and “Lady Lazarus” by Sylvia Plath and discovered how the mental state of the author affects the characters and tone of their writing. Seamus Heaney ’s "Digging” opens with the author at his desk‚ pen in hand‚ and beginning to write. The first person to investigate would be the
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would write away in the night after her family went to sleep. Her poetry was aggressively individualistic. She wrote about sexuality and longing in a way that was never written before by Indo-Asian women authors‚ drawing comparisons to the likes of Sylvia Plath. By discussing her private feelings of love‚ lust and discussing sexuality through her poems‚ she invited the public into the private miseries of her experiences. There is a spirit of rebellion in her poems and it is seen as much in her introduction
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