... wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go black, and, one by one, they plopped to the ground at my feet. (Plath 77) Esther's realization about her life leads her to want ... Esther begins to improve. She begins to think differently. She no longer felt confined to the bell jar which had forced her to invent and live in her own world. A world where she could be whoever she wanted. She had been living physically but not emotionally, but now she begins to ... Esther manages to become...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... be reflected back as an image as herself. She wants them to find their happiness, even if she cannot give it to them. Every time that the speaker seems to be finding some sort of rehabilitation, another step towards internal happiness, she seems to have some form of relapse. ... relapse is represented by an abrupt break in the stanza structure, which causes for a delayed sentence format. "Little/ Stalk without wrinkle," Line 6 & 7. This quote spoken by the speaker to the audience shows how the random break in the stanza can take away the rhythm in a poem. Without the rhythm, reading the ...

• Word Count: 1110
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School