Sylvia Plath: Escaping the Bell Jar: Re: Re: Plath

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Top 1.   Oct 9, 2002 8:49 PM

» toberson - Re: Re: Plath

In response to message posted by pamela_saint:

I've read the Bell Jar at least twice now and I would say it is not so much about the dark side of herself as an artist as about the risks and struggles of finding an authentic voice and alternatives to the image of womanhood in the 50's. I say this because,as a visual artist and fledgling poet, I have found that I relate to Plath's struggle, even if I'm not stuck in the 50's, I still find it challenging to resist the inauthentic forces which I encounter as a woman and as an artist. Thanks for the reference to the James Taylor song, I've always liked that one.

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