ENGA11H3 Lecture Notes - Sylvia Plath, Bell Jar, Neurosis
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1953 diamonds are a girls bvest friend. Same time as when sylvia plath won a scholarship with 11 othe girls to go to new york city. Called a college issue- had all the new fashions. They would have a national contests where women in uni could get spots on the guest editorial board for mademoiselle. It was an advertisement: serious apprenticeship potential. Hotel was called barbeson plath changes that to amazon. Had lots of supervision: under strict control, curfews, chaperoned from event to event, bec ause problems wouldn"t be good for mademoiselle publicity. You can see this in bell jar, clearly. Everyone gets food poising other than doreen who skips it (rebel) Women are marketed: marketed to but also marketed, gives image that blondes are feminine and act feminie. This song is axiety inducing: right now your hot, but not gna be hot forever. If you don"t get financial stability while your hot, you wont get it when your old.
