Sylvia Plath Essay

However, this is only a misconception. Once the mentally ill receive proper care and treatment for their illnesses, the road to recovery is not as difficult as it seems. Sylvia Plath, the award winning author of The Bell Jar, has been personally affected by mental illness, specifically suicidal depression. This illness has sadly caused Plath to take her own life on February 11th, 1963 when she committed suicide by turning on a gas stove before placing her head inside of it. Another renowned…

“Can’t you see that I’m suffering” (Greenberg 278)? 7am. Wake up. Blink once, blink twice. Your vision starts to become more clear as the light burns your eyes. You finally adjust to the bright morning sun. 8am. Rush off of the city bus in the hopes of having time to get coffee before work. Take a deep breath. The feeling of cold wind brushes across your rosy cheeks. You take a moment to look at the thousands of people rushing by. 8:30am You stand on the corner of the sidewalk waiting to cross…

Sylvia Plath’s autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar sets itself amongst the experiences in the life of a young woman, Esther in a male-dominated society. It has been open for debate due to the controversial themes discussed and the honest way Plath discusses them. One of these themes includes feminism and Plath’s supporting views on the subject by utilizing characters and scenes from her novel to provide the strong commentary on American women seen in the novel. The most unique woman present…

TEENAGERS AND SUICIDE BEHAVIOR In the past two decades, suicide has been a focus of research of psychologists, educators, and others who are interesting in. Suicidal behavior became a public major worldwide. The number of people who killed themselves is increasing. This article is going to explain the rise in youth suicide. People should know and be aware on this phenomenon. According to Jennifer Riedl Cross, the behavior of suicide is considered into four categories: Ideators – thinking about…

In “Lady Lazarus” by Sylvia Plath, she captures the essence of death and suicide using symbolic meaning. In this poem Plath contextualizes her suicide attempts as a beautiful act. Plath is set out to relieve her suffering and the suffering that she is placing on those around her. She views herself as a higher power than God and Lucifer for surviving her attempts. Plath is viewing her struggles as a badge of honor. She feels that people should…

or personal growth, which consequently leads to greater understanding of ourselves and renews our self-perception. This is demonstrated in Michael Gow’s play（1960）, ‘Away’ and the short story, ‘Superman and Paula Brown’s New Snowsuit（1955）,’ by Sylvia Plath. Both the text associates with war, with Away set post-Vietnam war and the short story regarding pre-WWII. Both texts share the idea that material possessions play as a stimulus for the discoveries of the characters. Contrastingly, they…

Words are really just a sequence of noises to which humanity has assigned meaning. Some of these constructed meanings hold different levels of significance to different people. People will try to latch on to whatever meaning they can find because it is reassuring to have something, even as seemingly insignificant as a single word, with which they can find a personal connection. One word that has personal significance to me is “pretentiousness”. “Pretentiousness” is a noun, originating from the…

Read between the lines, my 7th grade english teacher used to say. I never really grasped the meaning of this statement. Back then, I thought she meant the lines of the various books I pored over, stacked in my room, stacked on the table, the couch, the chairs, on the various increments of chaos that ruled my household. Believe me, I tried. I squinted at the text of “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Pride and Prejudice” trying, trying to find a deeper connection, a tangle of words and emotions…

For ages, humans have relied on poetry as a form of expression. From the ancients to the modernists, poetry has survived. At least, the word “poetry” itself has survived. Poetry is continually changing. What was once a very pattern-oriented, structured art with tight boundaries has transformed into, quite frankly, anything its author wants it to be. Therefore, as opposed to the pedantic nature of older poetry, modern poetry has become more free, with less focus on intense organization, which…

To What Extent is Intelligence Related to People with Depression? “Identifying Genius is a dicey venture”. This was said and used by a professor of pyschology, Keith Simonton. Although some may find it hard to believe, studies have shown that the intelligence of people is related to whether or not they are in a good mood. I came to understand this when I read “The Science of Genius” by Keith Simonton. In it, Simonton says that genius has been linked towards melancholia.…