Journal Entry
#40
9 November 2007
Chapter 20
Page 268 paragraph 11-12
Quote:
"'I hear you're leaving us.' I fell into step beside Valerie in the little, nursesupervised group. 'Only if the doctors say yes. I have my interview tomorrow.'"
Finally after so long of Esther being crazy she has started to show improvement. Esther has just needed someone to love and care for her. That is just what Dr. Nolan has been doing, she is like Esther's first true friend, and role model. All Esther really needed was love and guidance for her to make it in the world, and she found it in one of the least likely places.
Friday, November 9, 2007
The Bell Jar: Chapter 20
Journal Entry
#39
9 November 2007
Chapter 20
Page 265 Paragraph 1-2
Quote:
"Everybody would know about me, of course. Doctor Nolan had said, quite bluntly, that a lot of people would treat me gingerly, or even avoid me, like a leper with a warning bell."
When you are a crazy person and you go to an asylum, people are going to treat you differently when you go back into the real world. They are going to treat you differently because you were crazy. Would you treat a crazy person normally? I would try, but I'm sure it wouldn't work very well.
#39
9 November 2007
Chapter 20
Page 265 Paragraph 1-2
Quote:
"Everybody would know about me, of course. Doctor Nolan had said, quite bluntly, that a lot of people would treat me gingerly, or even avoid me, like a leper with a warning bell."
When you are a crazy person and you go to an asylum, people are going to treat you differently when you go back into the real world. They are going to treat you differently because you were crazy. Would you treat a crazy person normally? I would try, but I'm sure it wouldn't work very well.
The Bell Jar: Chapter 19
Journal Entry
#38
9 November 2007
Chapter 19
Page 255 Paragraph 9
Quote:
"After a while Irwin got up and went into the bathroom, and I heard the rushing shower water. I wasn't sure if Irwin had done what he planned to do, or if my virginity had obstructed him in some way."
Esther seems to know nothing of sex, and that I'm sure is a good thing. The only problem is that she acts totally stupid throught the whole prossess. She wanted to 'do it' with Irwin, but then she has second thought. I think she wants to be different but at the same time be normal. She wants to have sex because she's not supposed to, but then maybe doesn't really want to . She should have just stayed a virgin.
#38
9 November 2007
Chapter 19
Page 255 Paragraph 9
Quote:
"After a while Irwin got up and went into the bathroom, and I heard the rushing shower water. I wasn't sure if Irwin had done what he planned to do, or if my virginity had obstructed him in some way."
Esther seems to know nothing of sex, and that I'm sure is a good thing. The only problem is that she acts totally stupid throught the whole prossess. She wanted to 'do it' with Irwin, but then she has second thought. I think she wants to be different but at the same time be normal. She wants to have sex because she's not supposed to, but then maybe doesn't really want to . She should have just stayed a virgin.
The Bell Jar: Chapter 19
Journal Entry
#37
9 NOvember 2007
Chapter 19
Page 252 Paragraph 6
Quote:
"I was about to say, 'Back to the asylum,' but the man looked promissing, so I changed my mind. 'Home.'"
Esther just can't seem to get the thought of having sex whenever she encounters a guy. She's like Holden in The Catcher in the Rye, she wants to, but when it comes right down to it, she doesn't. I think she's trying to lead her own life, but she is just digging herself in a deeper pit.
#37
9 NOvember 2007
Chapter 19
Page 252 Paragraph 6
Quote:
"I was about to say, 'Back to the asylum,' but the man looked promissing, so I changed my mind. 'Home.'"
Esther just can't seem to get the thought of having sex whenever she encounters a guy. She's like Holden in The Catcher in the Rye, she wants to, but when it comes right down to it, she doesn't. I think she's trying to lead her own life, but she is just digging herself in a deeper pit.
The Bell Jar: Chapter 18
Journal Entry
#36
9 November 2007
Chapter 18
Page 243 Paragraph 9
Quote:
"...at Belsize, the doors had locks, but the patients had no keys. A shut door meant privacy, and was respected, like a locked door. One knowcked, and knocked again, then went away."
This shows that the people respect each other. They may be crazy people, but they have more respect for each other than we do. I mean some people will knock, but others won't. Respect is something that we all need to learn.
#36
9 November 2007
Chapter 18
Page 243 Paragraph 9
Quote:
"...at Belsize, the doors had locks, but the patients had no keys. A shut door meant privacy, and was respected, like a locked door. One knowcked, and knocked again, then went away."
This shows that the people respect each other. They may be crazy people, but they have more respect for each other than we do. I mean some people will knock, but others won't. Respect is something that we all need to learn.
The Bell Jar: Chapter 18
Journal Entry
#35
9 November 2007
Chapter 18
Page 241 Paragraph 7
Quote:
"I thought how sad it was Joan looked so horsey, with such big teeth and eyes like two gray, goggly pebbles. Why, she couldn't even keep a boy like Buddy Willard. And DeeDee's husband was obviously living with some mistress or other and turning her sour as an old fusty cat."
Esther is starting to compare people to herself. She wants to be better than Joan because that is what she's always wanted to do. She thinks that it is funny that all these women can't get men, or can't keep them satisfied. Esther wants women to be like her.
#35
9 November 2007
Chapter 18
Page 241 Paragraph 7
Quote:
"I thought how sad it was Joan looked so horsey, with such big teeth and eyes like two gray, goggly pebbles. Why, she couldn't even keep a boy like Buddy Willard. And DeeDee's husband was obviously living with some mistress or other and turning her sour as an old fusty cat."
Esther is starting to compare people to herself. She wants to be better than Joan because that is what she's always wanted to do. She thinks that it is funny that all these women can't get men, or can't keep them satisfied. Esther wants women to be like her.
The Bell Jar: Chapter 17
Journal Entry
#34
9 NOvember 2007
Chapter 17
Page 230 Paragraph 6
Quote:
"Draping my blanket loosely around my shoulders, like a stole, I wandered down the hall toward the light and the gay noise."
She seems to look like a ghost going toward the light. Esther is in the blanket, that usually makes people look like ghosts, and the gay noise is the light. She wants to be part of it, but the blanket is also shealding her from the light, so she can back away when things get too serious.
#34
9 NOvember 2007
Chapter 17
Page 230 Paragraph 6
Quote:
"Draping my blanket loosely around my shoulders, like a stole, I wandered down the hall toward the light and the gay noise."
She seems to look like a ghost going toward the light. Esther is in the blanket, that usually makes people look like ghosts, and the gay noise is the light. She wants to be part of it, but the blanket is also shealding her from the light, so she can back away when things get too serious.
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