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    sylvia plath connections in the bell jar?

    i need people in her life in her book. i know it is semi biographical. just need more in dept stuff. i didn't have time to read it can i get the web site it is from too please. plz no wikipedia:D
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    The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath?

    Why do people think this book is so good? IMO it sucks hardcore. She is whiney and I couldn't wait for this book to be over! I don't know why people classify it as great literature...is it because it's as pretentious as the scholars in english? Or maybe they pity her because she was a crazy loon...
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    Need help analyzing a page in The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath?

    We have to do an analysis on a page in The Bell Jar by Sylvia plath. It goes "At that vague hour between dark and dawn, the sunroof of the Amazon was deserted. Quiet as a burglar in my cornflower-sprigged bathrobe, i crept to the edge of the parapet. The parapet reached almost to my shoulders...
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    Did you enjoy Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar"?

    I'm currently on chapter 4. It's amazing how real the whole aged atmosphere feels. I can just picture the mid-century's everyday life and fashion. I love it. How about you? Why did you decide to read it? Curiousity or did it come recommended by someone?
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    Question for people who have read The Bell Jar by Sylvia PLath?

    At the end when she lost her virginity to Irwin, what went wrong? She started hemorraging and the doctor said "you're one in a million" and later on she had to get a "fitting" Why was she hemoraging? Is a "fitting" an abortion (weren't they illegal then; she is at a reputable doctor....)? What...
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    Question for people who have read The Bell Jar by Sylvia PLath?

    At the end when she lost her virginity to Irwin, what went wrong? She started hemorraging and the doctor said "you're one in a million" and later on she had to get a "fitting" Why was she hemoraging? Is a "fitting" an abortion (weren't they illegal then; she is at a reputable doctor....)? What...
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    tim sylvia vs Kane !!!! UFC vs WWE?

    I think it's funny that a "fake" fighter whooped a real fighters ass. LOL EDIT I put quotations around it, because that's what people I know call pro wrestlers......fake fighters, I know they have to train. I use to be one until the company was with folded and I went back to full time accountant.
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    I would like to open a discussion on my favorite quote from The Bell Jar by Sylvia

    Plath. Care to join? "There is something demoralizing about watching two people get more and more crazy about each other, especially when you are the only extra person in the room. It’s like watching Paris from an express caboose heading in the opposite direction - Every second the city gets...
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    Why is Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar titled as such?

    As noted, what is the meaning of the title? A person engrossed in their own problems that can't escape?
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    The bell jar by sylvia plath and the main message?

    hey what is the main message of the bell jar and how is it conveyed thanks
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    A question about The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.?

    If you've read the book, you know the line "I listened to the old brag of my heart. I am. I am. I am." I did research and noticed that some people say it's "bray" not "brag" I guess I have 2 questions, if it IS brag...what would that even mean? Because the word bray fits better. My other...
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    Feminism in The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath?

    What are some examples of feminism in the ball jar by sylvia plath? homework help :(
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    Please Help! Have you read the Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath?

    I am working on an English project for that book... and I need to bring in a food item that somehow (no matter how arbitrarily) relates to the novel. Any and all input is appreciated. :)
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