A Bell Jar
The notion of ideal gender roles that have been brought up by the post-world war two era are self-evident in the novel, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. The title of the novel itself represents how the protagonist, Esther, feels about the pressure of holding up to proper feminine decorum put into place by society. This is obvious when Esther begins to explain about her life choices, as represented by the fig tree, where each fig is a path that Esther can choose to live, however choosing one means sacrificing all. She is of course overwhelmed by characters like her mother pressuring her to get married and have children, or other characters, for example Jay Cee, that influence Esther to get all A’s in school and strive for scholarships. …show more content…
The play describes the life of Nora, who like Esther, is conflicted by her role in society, therefore in the end, leaves her children and controlling husband to pursue a new life, one not confined in a bell jar. I find the situation that Esther has with the signifier and being signified to be relatable to most students, and how their master signifier is their GPA, of course Esther attempts suicide when she realizes she cannot be signified, whereas students are more likely to drop out. However, it’s still remarkable how a book written in the fifties is still relevant today.
Transmetropolitan
Transmetropolitan illustrates a dystopic future of a city that consists of every known sin. People are not governed by any ethic code in there day to day lives, instead their existence is based on a scientific belief. Like all other science fictions, Transmetropolitan is relatable to modern times, because we now live in an era that has accepted science and moved past religion. The story correlates to the concept of the soul, self, and selfie because we have moved from a belief based on a spiritual essence that we should
The notion of ideal gender roles that have been brought up by the post-world war two era are self-evident in the novel, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. The title of the novel itself represents how the protagonist, Esther, feels about the pressure of holding up to proper feminine decorum put into place by society. This is obvious when Esther begins to explain about her life choices, as represented by the fig tree, where each fig is a path that Esther can choose to live, however choosing one means sacrificing all. She is of course overwhelmed by characters like her mother pressuring her to get married and have children, or other characters, for example Jay Cee, that influence Esther to get all A’s in school and strive for scholarships. …show more content…
The play describes the life of Nora, who like Esther, is conflicted by her role in society, therefore in the end, leaves her children and controlling husband to pursue a new life, one not confined in a bell jar. I find the situation that Esther has with the signifier and being signified to be relatable to most students, and how their master signifier is their GPA, of course Esther attempts suicide when she realizes she cannot be signified, whereas students are more likely to drop out. However, it’s still remarkable how a book written in the fifties is still relevant today.
Transmetropolitan
Transmetropolitan illustrates a dystopic future of a city that consists of every known sin. People are not governed by any ethic code in there day to day lives, instead their existence is based on a scientific belief. Like all other science fictions, Transmetropolitan is relatable to modern times, because we now live in an era that has accepted science and moved past religion. The story correlates to the concept of the soul, self, and selfie because we have moved from a belief based on a spiritual essence that we should