I saw their mouths going up and down without a sound, as if they were sitting on the deck of a departing ship, stranding me in the middle of a huge silence.
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In "The Bell Jar," Sylvia Plath captures a deeply isolating moment where the protagonist perceives people around her engaged in conversation but feels completely disconnected. Their unvoiced words symbolize the barrier between her inner turmoil and the external world, accentuating her loneliness. This imagery evokes a sense of abandonment, like being left behind on a ship that sets sail without her.
This metaphorical "huge silence" reflects the protagonist's struggle with her...
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