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[ourpinknoire]

tyler, the creator

[shnikkles]

Some scribbles from a couple months back

[always-starving-halp]

gayyy

felling hella lonely and gay tonight

[honey-kayloaf]

Mirror mirror on the wall (who) The loneliest of them all (me) Cupid actin’ stupid Do you got another number I could call?

[asiastationjk]

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[sossaxwifey]

I have nothing now

[powertothereaders]

To the Teachers out There #1

Title: The Bell Jar

Author: Sylvia Plath

Category: Mr.Lonely; To the Teachers out There

For category reference look here.

Rating: 3/5

Summary: Esther Greenwood slowly descends into depression and anxiety after years of pent up frustrations and a trip to New York.

Review: This is a very slow read that takes its time to engage you. You have to pay attention to detail to fully understand the meaning behind the actions and situations. (SPOILER ALERT from here on out) For example, when Esther first leaves Doreen outside of her hotel room door she is showing disinterest in a person whom she previously liked, this is a sign of her oncoming depression and foreshadows her dislike for others in her life. If you didn’t know the symptoms of depression or any of the pretext of the book you would not know this and miss this hint. In general this book is meant to be read with some prior knowledge of what is to come because otherwise you miss out on symptoms since you simply don’t know you’re looking at a symptom.

The overall meaning of the Bell Jar is also slightly hard to determine if close attention is not payed. This should really be read with a lens where you know that she will develop depression and what a bell jar is because if not you miss out on one of the biggest themes in the novel. Society's distorted view of mental illness and how mental illness distorts reality. There are many other themes however these are the main ones that span throughout the novel. While these themes can still be spotted it loses a lot of depth without knowledge some kind.

This would be a good read for people interested in psychology who want to read into depression because it allows you to pinpoint the symptoms yourself and learn how to spot a mental illness. It’s also a shock to the system because you see some of the history of how mental illness was treated in the past and can compare those practices to right now. For instance, Esther is given shock therapy to help her with her depression and it is administered twice in very different ways. This treatment is something not very many people think about or even know about. This along with the medication she was given can be compared to present times and you can visualize the progression in treatment over time.

As a student this novel was easy to read since it had easy vocabulary. The main thing I had to keep in mind is that this was a different time so society was different and technology was not at the point it is now. Understanding was ok however as I mentioned before it is important to have prior knowledge that she will fall into depression as well as what a bell jar is because without this I would not have seen any value in the novel. I would have seen a dull story of a woman who tries to kill herself for seemingly no reason at all. When this is being taught it’s also important to keep students engaged because it can get dull very quickly. Reading it at home is not a fun task when there’s a more exciting read or an enticing tv show. The novel should be discussed and students should be encouraged to find the instances of a distorted view along with the symptoms of her illnesses. By discussing it and having students find meanings and notice differences we are forced to remember some aspects of the story and learn more about analysing a text.

TLDR: All things considered it is a good story that describes depression for people who don’t have it. While it is slow it has its share of meaning and can be beneficial towards understanding an illness that is heard about quite a lot deez days. Prior knowledge of the symptoms of depression the time period of the story and what a bell jar is, is highly recommended.

Buy: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bell-jar-sylvia-plath/1100550703?ean=9780060837020#/

http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Bell-Jar/Sylvia-Plath/9780060837020?id=7264286174576

[no-plan-man]

Let them speak or silence them.

Sobbed today after the internship training. It was a lot to handle. I spent 8 hours in a room with no one else interacting with me. As if I do feel invisible enough, I didn't even feel tangible.

Everything is always going good until it hits you to tell you it's not.