In the 1950’s both women and men were conformed with their social roles in order to live the American Dream. Every American's goal was to have a nuclear family where women were to keep the family running united and strong and men kept the family financially strong. Women's roles were to stay at home and take care of the husband and their children. Women were also expected to stay pure. In the novel Esther states that people were separated into two categories “the people who slept with somebody and people who hadn’t…”. She decides to lose her virginity to see is she would feel different being on the other side of the spectrum. Later on a date with Marco, a poshy New Yorker, slut-shamed her and attempted to rape her. Fortunately, she manages to escape. She also mentions how she views the world through a bell jar, a distorted view. Plath knew that the social roles were not right and she felt trapped because not many other people, that she knew, agreed with her. I think she felt alone and pressured by her mother to be a successful in a practical career like
In the 1950’s both women and men were conformed with their social roles in order to live the American Dream. Every American's goal was to have a nuclear family where women were to keep the family running united and strong and men kept the family financially strong. Women's roles were to stay at home and take care of the husband and their children. Women were also expected to stay pure. In the novel Esther states that people were separated into two categories “the people who slept with somebody and people who hadn’t…”. She decides to lose her virginity to see is she would feel different being on the other side of the spectrum. Later on a date with Marco, a poshy New Yorker, slut-shamed her and attempted to rape her. Fortunately, she manages to escape. She also mentions how she views the world through a bell jar, a distorted view. Plath knew that the social roles were not right and she felt trapped because not many other people, that she knew, agreed with her. I think she felt alone and pressured by her mother to be a successful in a practical career like