“When Esther finds herself in this neither/nor which eventually leads her to be incarcerated—contained—in an asylum, she experiences radical truths about the mythical discourse of choice and individual freedom in a free society in which she was so far believing.” Parra Fernández, Laura de la. “‘We are all Mad here’: Sylvia Plath’s the Bell Jar … [Read more…]
“American women in the Cold War were encouraged to go back to the home and conform to this idea of a good life: a house in the suburbs, a providing husband, and kids, with the freedom, of course, of choosing among a wide variety of products at the supermarket. The feeling of emptiness and the … [Read more…]
“Clearly, in exploring patients’ experiences through literature, one has to acknowledge that the narratives are experiences by proxy — fiction is not equal to personal experience. However, the value of literature in understanding human experiences is widely accepted, and the emergence of the field of medical humanities suggests that literature may well enhance the practitioner’s … [Read more…]
Final Draft of “The Apple” There is a heartthat swings too lowand yet too high A trap door of temptation A scornful, sooted eye An angels breath on gossamer leavesclings to the motherof cyanide seeds.
Ultraviolence creamybeforea bashing of oneselfinto the corner curbof the concrete walk a belted armyserving a societybuilt on sins for now,they sitcordialDrinking the milk of another
