“Initiation”
In the short story, “Initiation” by Sylvia Plath, the character, Millicent goes through a pivotal moment and discloses who she truly is on the inside. Before then, she thought popularity was the top priority. However, Millicent realizes that although popularity can boost her self esteem, her status will only last a short term because it only outlined who she was on the outside, and it gave others a biased opinion on herself.
Before the flashback was read, the narrator aforesaid “She could not think of anyone who had ever been invited into the high school sorority and failed to get through initiation time. But even so, her case would be quite different” (page 5). What she means by ‘her case being different’ is that pivotal moment where she realizes that she cares more about her best friend, Tracy, more than being popular. Millicent remembers where she came from and …show more content…
Before the initiation, the chosen girls have to go through different processes. One of them was to not to talk to any boys at any time even if they tempt you to. In Millicent’s case, Herb flirts with her, but she resists to speak back. After the interaction, however, it got Millicent thinking “Would he ever had been so friendly if she were without the sorority label? Would he ask her out (if he ever did) just for herself, no strings attached?” (13). Millicent didn’t want anyone only talking to her just because she was a part of the sorority because she wanted people to like her for herself. If she had joined, others would have a biased opinion on her. This added up to her final pivotal moment where Millicent decides “...not to join the sorority after all. And how she could still be friends with everybody. Sisters with everybody. Tracy, too” (13). It was then she finally becomes conscious of the precious world of loving one for themselves and makes the decision of not
In the short story, “Initiation” by Sylvia Plath, the character, Millicent goes through a pivotal moment and discloses who she truly is on the inside. Before then, she thought popularity was the top priority. However, Millicent realizes that although popularity can boost her self esteem, her status will only last a short term because it only outlined who she was on the outside, and it gave others a biased opinion on herself.
Before the flashback was read, the narrator aforesaid “She could not think of anyone who had ever been invited into the high school sorority and failed to get through initiation time. But even so, her case would be quite different” (page 5). What she means by ‘her case being different’ is that pivotal moment where she realizes that she cares more about her best friend, Tracy, more than being popular. Millicent remembers where she came from and …show more content…
Before the initiation, the chosen girls have to go through different processes. One of them was to not to talk to any boys at any time even if they tempt you to. In Millicent’s case, Herb flirts with her, but she resists to speak back. After the interaction, however, it got Millicent thinking “Would he ever had been so friendly if she were without the sorority label? Would he ask her out (if he ever did) just for herself, no strings attached?” (13). Millicent didn’t want anyone only talking to her just because she was a part of the sorority because she wanted people to like her for herself. If she had joined, others would have a biased opinion on her. This added up to her final pivotal moment where Millicent decides “...not to join the sorority after all. And how she could still be friends with everybody. Sisters with everybody. Tracy, too” (13). It was then she finally becomes conscious of the precious world of loving one for themselves and makes the decision of not