After nineteen years of running after good marks and prizes and grants of one sort or another, I was letting up, slowing down, dropping clean out of the race.
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In "The Bell Jar," the author Sylvia Plath reflects on a personal journey marked by relentless pursuit of academic and professional achievements. After nearly two decades of striving for excellence through marks, awards, and various grants, the narrator feels a shift in perspective. This change signifies a departure from the intense competition and expectation that had previously dominated her life.
The sentiment encapsulated in the quote reveals a longing for freedom...
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