But I wasn't sure. I wasn't sure at all. How did I know that someday―at college, in Europe, somewhere, anywhere―the bell jar, with its stifling distortions, wouldn't descend again?

📖 Sylvia Plath

🌍 American  |  👨‍💼 Poet

🎂 October 27, 1932  –  ⚰️ February 11, 1963
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In Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar," the protagonist grapples with feelings of uncertainty and anxiety about her future. She reflects on the possibility of experiencing a return to a state of mental suffocation, akin to being trapped under a bell jar. This imagery represents the overwhelming pressures and distortions that can overshadow her life and aspirations.

As she contemplates her journey ahead—whether it be college or traveling in Europe—there is a...

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