An unsung anthem of the twentieth century adolescent, The Bell Jar since its original publication under Sylvia Plath’s pseudonym, Victoria Lucas in 1963 has become an iconic symbol of teen angst. The novel focuses on the protagonist, Esther Greenwood, and the emotional struggle she faces while finding her way in the world as a sheltered college student. The novel traces the expedition of her mental breakdown from the budding signs of depression to the denouement of her recovery. Throughout The Bell
Stella Dallas Stella Dallas, a novel written by Olive Higgins Prouty, is about motherhood and self-sacrifice. Stella Dallas is married to a wealthy man named Stephen Dallas, and they have a daughter named Laurel. Stephen eventually divorces Stella solely due to their class differences. Stephen eventually marries his old love Helen, who’s much wealthier than Stella and is a part of high society. Helen, due to her high-class position, is characterized by Prouty as a perfect mother. She’s portrayed as having
By analytically digesting the exquisite syntax of the sublimely crafted novel, “The Bell Jar”, one immediately notices Sylvia Plath’s dreary narrative tone, which acts as a somber cloud that hovers over the reader's perspective of the protagonist, Esther Greenwood, consistently throughout the novel. These elements of literary contexts, such as diction and literary shifts, morph the reader’s collective image of Esther and fractures the reader’s reflection of the encompassing world. As the reader journeys
Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts. Her parents were Otto and Aurelia Plath. Plath's father, Otto, immigrated to America from Germany when he was just sixteen years old. He wanted to study ministry at the Northwestern College, which was a small Lutheran school. According to his wife, Aurelia, Otto changed his ambitions because he didn't feel a true "calling" for the ministry. He received a master of the arts from Washington University, and the doctor of science from
It’s inevitable that if you mention Sylvia Plath in a group of people, someone will say “Isn’t that the lady who killed herself by sticking her head in an oven?” She lives on in infamy for her last act, and because of this the rest of her life is constantly overlooked as insignificant. But Sylvia was more than the woman who sealed her two children in their bedroom and let the gas fumes from her stove kill her. She was an amazing author; a mother; an award winner; and someone who, despite her tragic
numerous awards. In 1950, entering college, her first short story, "And Summer Will Not Come Again" was published in Seventeen magazine. She attended Smith College with a double scholarship from Wellesly Smith Club and a private fund endowed by Olive Higgins Prouty. In 1952 she won a guest editorship in Mademoiselle's College Board Co... ... middle of paper ... ...://members.tripod.com/~jonnykat/sylvia.htm.3/9/99. Secondary: Austin, David Craig."Sylvia Plath".Modern American Women Writers
with that idea for the whole of her brief life. Plath graduated from Gamaliel Bradford High School in Wellesley, Massachusetts (Volkman 311). From there she went on to earn the Wellesley Smith Club Scholarship, the Neilson Scholarship, and the Olive Higgins Prouty Fund Scholarship. In the fall of 1950, Plath enrolled in Smith College. Her first year there she was published in Seventeen Magazine and won the third place prize for their short story contest (Malmsheimer 530). Ten years after Plath¡¯s award
interest in writing at a very early age. Plath published her first poem when she was eight years old. Sylvia Plath continued writing and published numerous stories and poems before the age of twenty. After graduation in 1950, Plath received the Olive Higgins Prouty Scholarship from Smith College (Smithipedia). At the private college, Plath managed to excel in school and write over four hundred poems while suffering from depression (allpoetry). It was at Smith College, where she attempted her first suicide