Analysis Of The Glass Jar By Gwen Harwood

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Through the juxtaposition between past and present, organic imagery and a pronounced tone of both wonder and tranquility marking the language, Gwen Harwood's poetry delineates the nature of grief, fear, and memory as they personify human experience. The events described in "Father and Child", is an exploration of the existential and moral concerns of the poet. Both poems exemplify the ideals of maturity as compared to immaturity. 'The Violets' on the other hand explores the reconciliation of past memories. How one who cannot be comforted in the moment, can be comforted by memories instead. Fear is the main focus on Harwood's most psychological poem 'The Glass Jar'.

Whether you realise it or not, the act of representation is a constant and significant aspect of our lives. It defines and influences our perceptions of things in either a positive or negative way. One poem that I particularly admire from Harwood’s collection is ‘The violets’ , as it recognises the inevitable act of evolving without our childhood memories. The art of growing up and moving forward is only fully accomplished when we recognise and accept the experiences and explorations of our childhood. Harwood’s poetic style reflects her conservative, traditional and religious upbringing, as well as her interests in literature, philosophy and music. As one of Australia’s finest poets, and it is an honour to introduce Harwood’s latest poem anthology.

In some of Harwood’s poems, the persona demonstrates that memory can be used as a powerful conduit into the past and such a pilgrimage is one of the many faces of human experience. In Harwood’s poem “At Mornington” the persona is Harwood herself and the poem begins softly with an account of Harwood’s first encounter with the sea. Her memories are triggered by a reunion with an old friend which suggests that her tone of voice throughout the passage is reflective and contemplative. The repetition of the waves and water symbolises the passing of time and the flow of memories, which link the past with the present. The persona of the poem initially believes that she can “walk on water” and that “it was only a matter of balance”; signifying the naive belief that she is capable of such defiance of natural law. This is later juxtaposed with the child who witnesses the pumpkins growing “in [an] airy defiance of nature” and describes it as being a “parable of myself”. Harwood uses these juxtapositions to symbolically convey that although she is unable to

Harwood explore ideas concerning childhood innocence and experience through her poems, reflecting her deep interest in philosophy and the human experience. As a young contemporary reader, Harwood’s emphasis on the importance of childhood memories is particularly resonant, evoking the audience to reflect upon their own naïve recollections. This is also supported by the critic Hoddinott who stated that within Harwood’s body of work, “dreams of childhood have a particular power…perception of the truth with fear of the unknown” is also evident in “The Violets” where the importance of memories is explored as a reflection on an individual’s growth from naivety to experience. Harwood uses the rhetoric “Where’s morning gone?” in recognition of the carelessness exhibited in childhood

Memorable ideas are evident in Harwood’s poetry. In her poem, “At Mornington”, she considers the philosophical idea that the passing of time leads to gaining of wisdom. Harwood shows that growth and development are a critical part of defining our individuality. She has effectively used poetic techniques such as construction; vivid imagery and the context of her own life to explore this idea and contributed to the textual integrity of the piece. External contextual readings and values of the poem have illuminated the significance of the piece in asserting the value of friendship and relationships, and presented various ideas such as the inevitability of death, the significance that past events and memories play in shaping present perception as well as the defining of individuality through growth and development. Together, this contributes to the memorability of the poem.

Gwen Harwood’s poetry endures to engage readers through its poetic treatment of loss and consolation. Gwen Harwood’s seemingly ironic simultaneous examination of the personal and the universal is regarded as holding sufficient textual integrity that it has come to resonate with a broad audience and a number of critical perspectives. This is clearly evident within her poems ‘At Mornington’ and ‘A Valediction’, these specific texts have a main focus on motif that once innocence is lost it cannot be reclaimed, and it is only through appreciating the value of what we have lost that we can experience comfort and achieve growth.

People's lives are shaped through their success and failure in their personal relationships with each other. The author Sylvia Plath demonstrates this in the novel, The Bell Jar. This is the direct result of the loss of support from a loved one, the lack of support and encouragement, and lack of self confidence and insecurity in Esther's life in the The Bell Jar. It was shaped through her success and failures in her personal relationships between others and herself.

Sylvia Plath’s importance in American history stems from the literary eminence of her writing, and her works show the rigid conditions of mid-twentieth century women. Plath's significance really comes from the ways in which she opened doors with her writing that prior to her have never been explored before. She was a feminist-martyr who challenged a patriarchal society. She posed questions that no one else seemed to be asking about the role that I woman plays in society. Her book The Bell Jar, displayed a protagonist who struggled with basic questions about sex. Questions like, if I decide to have sex before marriage am I a bad person? Why can men have sex with multiple people and women can’t?

The book that I chose to read for my project is called The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. The story follows a woman named Esther Greenwood through her downward spiral of mental illness, and describes her experiences as someone who does not fit the societal expectations placed upon her. She grew up earning A’s in school, and was regarded as a good student. However, as she entered college, her grades and mental health took a turn for the worse. Working an internship in New York for a magazine company, Esther was living a life that many would envy. She was surrounded by friends, entertainment, romantic interests, and the career that she had hoped for. However, none of the things that were supposed to bring her happiness succeeded in doing so.

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In the Bell Jar I felt I was very different from Ester in my experiences with being down on yourself like she is. At different points in my life from when I was younger I have been down about certain whether it was being made fun of or people playing mean tricks on me. I always found a way to overcome these annoying and bad times in my life. It could be that I had a family that would help me through it but I never allowed these petty things get to me. I knew that they where not true and ignoring it was the best way for me to get through it. Though I was never depressed like Ester letting these small thing get to you is the first step to going to down her path that I think she could have gotten herself out of quicker. She lets little things

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Sylvia Plath was a woman whose accomplishments as an outstanding poet and writer, are accentuated by the times that suppressed her growth and development. Plath combined her own morals and her own personal experiences into the autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar. The story of The Bell Jar directly mirrors the events that took place in Plath’s life. “Plath writes her own ambivalence about the place of women in the 1950s, alluded to above, into the character of Esther who operated at an intense level of anxiety throughout the novel - - an anxiety which leads her to her mental breakdown and suicide attempt” (Smith, 2010, para.7). Plath and Esther both conquered culturally and socially established traits that women should possess. Plath and