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Annotated Bibliography Bonds, Diane S. “The Separate Self in Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar.” from “Women’s Studies”, Vol 18, No. 1, (May 1990), pp 49-64. Gale Research, 1999. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 28 Sept. 2014. According to Bonds, Esther fails to establish an autonomous, or separate self, and ultimately resorts to “culturally-ingrained stereotypes of women.” Bonds notes that in the first part of Plath’s novel, both the commitment

Plath was born on October twenty-seventh 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was raised in a middle class family. Plath started writing at a young age. She published her first book at the age of eight. Once Sylvia graduated high school, she went to Smith college in 1950. Her junior year of college, Plath got awarded

In the beginning of "The Bell Jar" it explains that although this girl named Esther shows great promise and is very ambitious, she also shows great doubt in her abilities to achieve her goals. The doubt she feels in her abilities isn't made much better, as cultural pressure and popular belief of what character for all women must be takes its toll on her. After her boss scolds her for not knowing what she wants to do, Esther goes on a few dates. The last date she goes on ends with her date trying

The Bell Jar and Its Affiliates Frequently, a writer will express the same symbols and themes in a variety of their works. This is the case with Sylvia Plath, who not only wrote a multitude of poems, but also wrote the renowned novel, The Bell Jar. Three of Plath’s poems that share similar elements to her novel are “Lorelei”, “Daddy”, and “The Applicant”. These ideas include death beckoning the characters, an unstable family unit, and sexism towards women. The poems “Lorelei”, “Daddy”, and “The Applicant”

In the novel “1984” by George Orwell, a tragic ending is brought of by the human weakness in the face of phobia. Winston and his lover, Julia, are found out by the thought police and taken into custody. During his time there, Winston is tortured and threatened with hungry rats to attack his face. It is previously said that he despises and has a phobia to rats. This fear leads to him telling O’Brien about Julia and being forced to tell Julia his true love is big brother. His human weakness in the

the one her father set for her and she has no idea which one is the correct path. Her father, Powhatan, wants her to marry, Kocoum, a good warrior, but Pocahontas is not convinced on whether she wants to settle down with him. On the other side, John Smith, a successful explorer, is going with a crew paid by the Virginia Company to come to the New World to find gold. When the two meet up, they instantly fall in love. During a singing montage, Pocahontas changed John’s opinions on how he viewed Native

Both American novelists Sylvia Plath and Lois Lowry wrote a literature novel. These books, Plath’s The Bell Jar and Lowry’s The Giver, both received a literary award, although they were published three decades apart. There were more similarities and differences between the books, however. The Bell Jar and The Giver, had many similarities and differences, including subjects on themes, characters, settings, plots, and literary techniques. To start off, The Bell Jar and The Giver had contrasting themes

The Secret Traitor Was it all a lie? Was Julia baiting Winston? Was she in love with him as he was with her? Did she really hate Big Brother, or did she love him and lie to Winston? In the book by George Orwell, “1984”, Winston Smith a member of the Outer Party lives in a Totalitarian Society. Controlled by Big Brother with telescreens, so that they can watch everyone all the time to make sure they are not committing thought crimes. Winston’s sick, tired, and hungry all the time, which leads to

1984, a dystopian novel, by George Orwell, an english novelist and journalist, describes the lives of people under the control of the Inner Party. In this specific scene, Winston, the protagonist of the novel, had just gotten captured after the Thought Police had found out that he was having thoughts of being against the inner party. They had just separated him and Julia, Winston’s love interest. The author uses imageries, similes, and metaphors to create a concerned and melancholic tone throughout

Economic system in the world is mostly productive in America this is due to the constant unlimited wants of its people and the fact that most people have high standards of living (Rosefielde, 2008). An individual has different wants and at any particular time an individual can satisfy his or her wants through purchasing these goods therefore there is an unlimited wants for goods and services. In recent times people consume goods that they don’t produce they sell or provide services then the income