Journal on The Bell Jar
I really enjoyed reading Plath's The Bell Jar—I think it is one of my favorites that we have read this semester. An interesting sexuality issue I noticed in this novel dealt with gender expectations. Plath presents Esther's character from a feminist perspective, and despite her insanity, Esther appears as a strong and respected female throughout the book. Esther takes an interesting view on Buddy's non-virginal status—I don't think she is so much angry with him for sort of cheating on her as she is angry that he has an advantage over her. She wants to "level the playing field" by having sex with someone else, too. Esther wants to see herself as an equal partner in the relationship, and she is a very individualistic and self-dependent character. She concerns herself with her education and personal success before she does pleasing Buddy or really any other male figure in the novel. Her devastation arises when she realizes that she cannot live up to her own......

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