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Lyanna Cowgirl By Sylvia Plath

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Betsy Betsy, nicknamed “Pollyanna Cowgirl” by Doreen and Esther, is a cheery, bubbly girl that is on the same scholarship as Esther. She seems very well brought-up and like a hard worker. Esther goes back and forth between seeing herself as one with Betsy and one with Doreen, and it seems like Esther wishes she could be as high-spirited and cheerful as Betsy is. Betsy is also quite physically attractive; Esther refers to her “bouncing blonde ponytail and Sweetheart-of-Sigma-Chi smile”. Esther seems to looks upon her with both disdain and admiration. Betsy seems to represent the side of Sylvia Plath that wishes she could be ambitious, optimistic, and hard-working. Plath has several ideas of who she wishes she was, and Betsy takes one of those
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