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    Jean uses “Rumbling in the wind” for the us‚ the reader to hear and see the wind rumbling. Also‚ in “Cut” by Sylvia Plath‚ she uses imagery to portray the image and thrill of almost cutting her thumb off. She first talks about how the “top quite gone; Except for a sort of hinge”(Plath‚line 3&4) Both of these writers use imagery in their poems‚ however if these authors did not use imagery both of these poems would be hard to understand the author’s

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    Willard” Marriage and motherhood is portrayed as being a burden to the lives of women in both Top Girls and The Bell Jar. What are the Parallels and Contradictions of the portrayal of Motherhood and Marriage between the two texts? The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath and Top Girls By Caryl Churchill both feature motherhood and marriage as one of their main themes even though the texts were set at different points in time. The Bell Jar was published in 1963 around the time of the publication of Betty Freidan’s

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    for that spark of inspiration yet her surroundings are depressing and dreary‚ “this dull‚ ruinous landscape”. This bold statement is quite a negative and defeated line. Plath is in an intensely emotional state of exhaustion “Trekking through this season of fatigue”. The deeply personal nature of the poem is evident here. Plath is terrified of being on her own even though she cuts herself off from the world‚ “Although‚ I admit‚ I desire‚ Occasionally‚ some backtalk from the mute sky”. She has a

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    Digging Summary The poem begins with our speaker at his desk‚ his pen poised to begin writing. He gets distracted by the sound of his father outside‚ working in the garden‚ and this sends our speaker into a spiral of memories about his father working in the potato fields when the speaker was a young boy. The memory stretches even further back to his grandfather and the hard work he did as a peat harvester (there’s all kinds of hard work going on). Eventually‚ our speaker snaps out of his daydream

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    The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is a novel that was published in 1963 that chronicles the story of Esther Greenwood. Esther is a young woman who just finished her junior year of college‚ and like most young adults her age‚ she is plagued with an overwhelming sense of uncertainty about what lies in store for her in the future. Esther is extremely conflicted between the various paths she could choose to follow‚ which leads her into a state of depression that ultimately sends her to an asylum. There‚ she

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    The right to vote‚ career opportunities and salaries‚ 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

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    Comparing Robert Frost’s "After Apple-picking" to "Apples" by Laurie Lee Poetry is an attempt to describe the nature and intensity of one’s feelings and opinions. Often‚ however‚ these thoughts are too vague or complex to articulate. How does a poet translate these abstract ideas into something more tangible and workable? Simple‚ metaphorical objects and situations can be used to represent more elusive concepts. These can be interpreted in many different ways‚ however‚ and poets often use the same

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    Electra Complex

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    ------------------------------------------------- Electra complex From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Electra complex: Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon‚ byFrederic Leighton‚ c.1869 In Neo-Freudian psychology‚ the Electra complex‚ as proposed by Carl Gustav Jung‚ is a child’s psychosexual competition with his/her mother for possession of his/her father. In the course of her psychosexual development‚ the complex is the girl’s phallic stage; formation of a discrete sexual identity‚ a boy’s analogous

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    The Bell Jar‚ by Sylvia Plath‚ explores the symbolic representation of the emotional state of being depressed and failing to find meaning in life. The Bluest Eye‚ by Toni Morrison‚ demonstrates the fact that beauty is socially constructed causing certain races to be shut off. The setting of each novel will be contrasted in terms of its influence on society‚ while internal conflict and symbolism will be compared. Plath’s and Morrison’s novels occur during the same time period‚ ranging from the 1940s

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    sound effects‚ etc.). Complete a close reading of one of the following poems‚ ensuring that you paraphrase its content‚ the literary techniques used within it‚ and the effects these techniques have on the interpretation of the poem. a. “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath (attached) b. “Hockey Players” by Al Purdy (attached) Your essay will be graded according to the rubric on the back of this page. Please submit your rubric with your assignment for grading. Criteria 4 3 2 1 Unity /30 The

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