Smith College Essays

My first year at Smith College was a whirlwind; I was elected as the freshman class president, rowed in the first boat on the novice crew team, and maneuvered the social and academic changes every freshman undergoes. I learned a lot about myself, such as what environment I succeed in. Most importantly, I learned that although I can excel, I do not thrive in an environment that highlights intense academic rigor. Rather, I envision myself thriving academically and socially advancing at a university

Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts, being the first of two children born. Her Mother, Aurelia Plath was a master’s student at Boston University where she met and fell in love with her professor and Sylvia's father, Otto Plath. Growing up Plath’s father was very strict, which when his death arose, caused eight year old Plath to find a love for writing, and influenced her many poems that she wrote, including one in particular entitled “Daddy”. Plath was always very

During her undergraduate time at Smith, Plath began experiencing symptoms of intense depression. Plath cites during this time in one of her journals, "It is as if my life were magically run by two electric currents: joyous positive and despairing negative- whichever is running at the moment

The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath is published as a novel, but many consider it a semi-autobiography due to the similar events Plath has gone through, conveyed through the character Esther Greenwood. Esther remarks “How could I write about life when... [I have no life experience]” (Plath 121). This book is a testament to the life experience Plath lacked but finally achieved through her young adult life as she struggled with finding herself and her battle with depression. For many, this piece of literature

Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1932, Sylvia Plath was the oldest of two children. She studied at Smith College and Newnham College at the University of Cambridge, before receiving acclaim as a poet and writer. It was well known that Plath suffered from depression for much of her adult life, and ultimately lost her battle to the disorder in 1963 and committed suicide. Controversy continues to surround the events of her life and death, as well as her writing even until this day. Plath is credited

With her Smith College education, graduating summa cum laude (Parry, 2010), and her passion for journalism, Friedan began to feel something was missing in a life of marriage and motherhood. Moreover, it was the questionnaire from her 1957 Smith College reunion, that revealed some unsettling results; that women were dissatisfied with giving up work, and education for motherhood (Parry

of Sylvia Plath. Sylvia was an American poet, short story writer and novelist. Her journey began in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts where she was born on October 27, 1932. She studied at Smith College in 1950, and was awarded a position as a guest editor at ‘Mademoiselle Magazine’ during her third year at Smith. Plath decided to stay in New York, but after a month had past she decided that it was not the right life for her. Plath described that she “Looked in the mirror” and did

American author, Sylvia Plath, is best know for her powerful and emotional writing style. Her poems and her highly acclaimed novel, The Bell Jar, have made her one of the most dynamic writers of the 20th century. Her poems clearly illustrate the agony and turmoil that were in her life at the time. Her only novel, The Bell Jar, is a semi-autobiographical account of her life. The novel parallels the turmoil she experienced in her life. Her depression and mental instability set the tone to many of

who was unworthy,un worthy people remained untrustworthy like swastika.She said about her husband that he was more like a fascist and authoritarian.All her dreams became shattered and her purpose of marriage ended in fiasco.Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts as the daughter of German immigrant parents. Sylvia Plath was a gifted and troubled poet, known for the confessional style of her work. Her interest in writing emerged at an early age, and she started out by

When Sylvia Plath was just nine years old she had already come to love the ways of writing, and by the age of twelve she had created a habit of writing one or more poems a day. She was writing for the Boston Herald by the age of eight and brought her love of writing to the grave when she committed suicide at the age of thirty in 1963 (Daddy). Plath had to live without her father for the majority of her life, but when she finally found a husband, they got divorced after he left her for another woman

In 1950, Plath enrolled in Smith College and excelled in her studies; however, during this time (1953), she endured severe depression and attempted suicide by swallowing pills (“Sylvia Plath,”Poetry Foundation). She survived the suicide attempt, was hospitalized, and underwent electroshock

In Louise Glück’s poem “Terminal Resemblance,” the speaker tells about her relationship, or lack thereof, with her father. The speaker explains a relationship with their father, saying it is not existent. They have a conversation that is supposed to be meaningful, considering he is dying, but it seems to have no meaning to her at all. The speaker wishes her father the best and leaves him and her mother at the door, with the same relationship she had with him before. The poem seems to be about how

In fahrenheit 451, Mildred wants to kill herself because she is very unhappy. Some might argue that she is just sick, but that isn’t all because she depicts signs that she is depressed, lonely, and lacks the feeling of love. This could all be causes of society having a negative effect on Mildred and her wellbeing; technology, obsession, and being unable to cope with her emotion are all factors that play into Mildred life. Fahrenheit 451 burns through the thoughts of readers as controversy spills

In Sylvia Plath’s novel, The Bell Jar, she depicts a conflict of inner world and reality of the main character, Esther Greenwood. This conflict is represented by different ways, which all reflect the symbol ‘bell jar of madness’ in Esther Greenwood’s life. In order to illustrating and change of Esther’s mental world, Plath describes Esther’s life experience in New York City during her internship and after she comes back to Boston. Besides, within different life experiences, Plath also uses the relationship

Entangled in the struggles for power between races, ideology, and mega corporations, Lila Mae is a colored female Intuitionist elevator inspector who “is never wrong” (Whitehead 9) but is blamed for the fall of the elevator Number Eleven. In Whitehead’s The Intuitionist, the elevator falls into “a total freefall [which] is a physical impossibility” (35) and it is up to Lila Mae to find “the ferry across Earth to Heaven….: an Intuitionist black box” (98) to redeem herself. According to Selzer, as

book itself is a metaphor, and is used in a line in the book: “wherever I sat—on the deck of a ship or at a street café in Paris or Bangkok—I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar, stewing in my own sour air” (Plath 185). According to Martin Smith, a British lecturer and social worker, “The bell jar

War Made Us Equal It is the 1950s, post-war America, a young woman is lost between two worlds. Anyone who has ever read Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar will know, and pity this girl, because much like the author herself, Esther Greenwood descends deeper into madness and depression, the longer she is left tangled between life paths. A traditional life, being a good wife and mother, or a modern life where she can follow her passion for poetry? For some readers, it can be hard at times to understand why

Darkness can be a comfortable place for anyone. Without having to look at yourself or have people see you, one may not feel as judged or insecure. Light is revealing. In a bright room, you can’t hide tears, blemishes, or emotions. Blanche, from A Streetcar Named Desire, knows the pain of light all to well. Blanche flees a failed company and a failed marriage in attempt to find refuge in her sister’s home. Through her whirlwind of emotions, the reader can see Blanche desires youth and beauty above

Margaret Thatcher was a Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 1979 and 1990. Three years after her resignation as Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher published her first memoir titled The Downing Street Years. The Downing Street Years focuses on the Iron Lady’s years as British Prime Minister (1979-1990) giving glimpses into her life as the political leader of the United Kingdom. Two years later in 1995, Thatcher published her second memoir, The Path to Power that covers her life

Giovanni Boccaccio was a Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance Humanist. He wrote numerous notable work, and he was an important figure in the Italian literary traditions, promoting both Dante and Petrarch. Dante; was an important Italian poet, and Petrarch; was a devout classical scholar who was considered “The Father of Humanism”. Giovanni Boccaccio was born in Florence. His father worked for the Compagnia dei Bardi in 1320. His father married a