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15 Cards in this Set
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Giving up "The issues of rejection, disappointment in relationships, racially based prejudice, feelings of inadequacy and loneliness were repeatedly apparent." Bantick is saying that these are some of the issues that repeatedly came up which ultimately led to Esthers demise. |
Christopher Bantick - Christopher Bantick is a Melbourne writer and, teacher. "In darkness there is light." Age, The (Melbourne) 18 Mar. 2013: 14. Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Obsession "She slips deeper and deeper into depression, focusing on obsessive thoughts: the death of her father when she was a child, Buddy’s treachery, and suicide." Esther gets into these ruts where she either gets obsessed with something or she just keeps giving up on everything. |
McCann, Janet. "The Bell Jar." Masterplots II: Juvenile & Young Adult Literature Series, Supplement (1997): 1-2. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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No Motivation "The magazine's editor, the dynamic "Jay Cee," demands Esther's ambition, but Esther realizes she lacks real drive." The author notices that Esther has no real motivation and that this lack of ambition might contribute to her downfall. |
Dunn, Jennifer. "Literary Contexts In Novels: Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar." Literary Contexts In Novels: Sylvia Plath's 'The Bell Jar'(2006): 1. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Depression "She begins to see her college achievements as minor and fraudulent." Esther is beginning to show some signs of depression when she starts to feel like what she has done is not important. |
Dunn, Jennifer. "Literary Contexts In Novels: Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar." Literary Contexts In Novels: Sylvia Plath's 'The Bell Jar'(2006): 1. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Depression "Her inability to find solutions that will include all of her needs is driving her into a reclusive mental state." Esther is unable to complete any tasks and she cannot find anything that will stimulate her brain enough to be distracted by everything else. These two reasons are major in the lead up to her downfall. |
Shields, Agnes A. "The Bell Jar." Masterplots II: Women’S Literature Series (1995): 1-3. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Giving up is always an option " She investigates far-fetched career and education possibilities and gives up." Esther is always able to find an excuse on why she cannot do something. This is just another example of just that. |
McCann, Janet. "The Bell Jar." Magill’S Survey Of American Literature, Revised Edition (2006): 1-2. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Depression "Without intellectual distractions, and already shaken by the events of New York, Esther slowly succumbs to the oppression of suburbia and her own sense of failure." Esther is again showing signs of her depression. |
Dunn, Jennifer. "Literary Contexts In Novels: Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar." Literary Contexts In Novels: Sylvia Plath's 'The Bell Jar'(2006): 1. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Depression "She becomes depressed, trapped in a state she later describes as being under a glass bell jar..." Esther is feeling trapped in her life and cannot get out. She is struggling to find peace. |
Dunn, Jennifer. "Literary Contexts In Novels: Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar." Literary Contexts In Novels: Sylvia Plath's 'The Bell Jar'(2006): 1. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Depression "She steals her mother's sleeping pills, climbs into an unused section of the family basement, and swallows the pills." Her depression got the best of her and she tried to kill herself, although it was unsuccessful. |
Dunn, Jennifer. "Literary Contexts In Novels: Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar." Literary Contexts In Novels: Sylvia Plath's 'The Bell Jar'(2006): 1. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Depression "More and more obsessed with death, Esther collects news clipping about suicides and reacts to only that part of any conversation that could possibly be related to suicide." As esthers depression worsens she begins to get more and more serious about suicide. |
McCann, Janet. "The Bell Jar." Magill’S Survey Of American Literature, Revised Edition (2006): 1-2. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Giving up " Moreover, she finds herself unable to accomplish anything." She is not able to complete any project that she starts and begins to feel worse and worse. |
McCann, Janet. "The Bell Jar." Masterplots II: Juvenile & Young Adult Literature Series, Supplement (1997): 1-2. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Depression "The rejection, in addition to her recent experiences, sends her into depression." As she begins to be rejected from things she starts too give up and ultimately give up on everything. |
Swensen, Alice L. "The Bell Jar." Masterplots, Fourth Edition (2010): 1-3. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Depression " Esther’s apathy worries her mother who, at her wits’ end, suggest they see a psychiatrist. " Esther's depression gets so bad to the point where other people begin to worry about her and the take action. |
Swensen, Alice L. "The Bell Jar." Masterplots, Fourth Edition (2010): 1-3. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Not as expected "Her experiences are askew, not what they are supposed to be ." Her life had not gone as planned and that caused her to spiral out. |
Swensen, Alice L. "The Bell Jar." Masterplots, Fourth Edition (2010): 1-3. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016. |
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Depression "As Esther feels herself retreating from life, she compares her isolation to being under a glass bell jar: She is unable to make contact with the world around her that she can see through the glass." As Esther's depression worsens she begins to feel trapped and unable to react with the world around her. This and her quickly worsening depression ultimately lead to her downfall. |
Shields, Agnes A. "The Bell Jar." Masterplots II: Women’S Literature Series (1995): 1-3. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Feb. 2016.
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