The Bell Jar

In the light of this comment, compare and contrast the presentation of central female characters in the two novels you have studied. Both Plath and Fitzgerald effectively present female characters in “The Great Gatsby” and “The Bell jar,” In The Great Gatsby female characters are presented via social class and relationships with other characters. The…

            On the Road was written by Jack Kerouac and is about the adventures of Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise, two friends that meet while in New York City. During a span of three years, the two men spend their time making their ways back and forth across the country, shaking up each other’s lives…

Examine the various reasons for Esther`s suicide attempts in The bell Jar. One of the main reasons why Esther tried to commit suicide was the way she perceived her mother’s actions, and the fact that she hates her mother:`”I hate her”, I said, and waited for the blow to fall.`she obviously believes that hating her…

Read as confessional, these poems can be interpreted to show Plath’s personal resentment towards men and domesticity, but read as allegorical, could show Plath’s genius as a social critic, one who draws on events from her own life to achieve a greater purpose beyond creating simple autobiographical accounts. Feminists have embraced Plath’s active criticism of…

In The Bell Jar, originally published under the pseudonym of Victoria Lucas,Sylvia Plath was recording much of her personal experience. Plath was born onOctober 27, 1932. Her brother, Warren Joseph Plath, was born in 1935. When Plathwas five years old, her family moved to Winthrop, Massachusetts, where she was amodel student. However, in 1940, her…

“…This indispensable distinctive feature of the sociopath is non in itself evil or barbarous. but combined with perverse appetencies or with an remarkably hostile or aggressive disposition. the deficiency of these normal restraints can ensue in an explosive and unsafe bundle. ” Within “The American Psycho” . Bret Easton Ellis composes a narrative which attempts…