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Today, I went to school. I had statistics first, but I just went to the library and printed out some articles. School is amazing. I mean, my English teacher and i met today at 1:30 and....he is just an amazing teacher. Seriously. We met and discussed what I would write about. i brainstormed at the library really quick. Then he just pulled like this huge wad of information out of his ass. And like--I don't know...Here it is.
But wait-- first this is what Justine just texted me..."Its my future fuck dude...I need to work this out." i LOLed.
So anyway, the email from Jeffrey Bickerstaff:
Hi Leah,
Here are those excerpts from *The Feminine Mystique*. I haven't read them in a few years, but I remember using them to establish a cultural context for Esther. You'll recall the song playing on the radio when she and Doreen are in the DJ's apartment, and the article that Esther's mother sends her. These indicate the cultural pressures that Esther was facing, and I think Friedan helps to highlight that. Context is always good no matter what you decide to focus in on.
There's a lot to work with in *The Bell Jar*, and of course there is overlap between the different themes, which include: feminism, identity, (and the feminine identity of the time), and unprocessed grief. If we talk about this last one, we could look at Esther's problem with the German language (which indicates her repressed grief), we could do a careful close-reading of the scene where she visits her father's grave, and we could also look at poems such as "Daddy" and "November Graveyard." As we discussed today, the important thing for you is to think about what in the novel resonated with you, and to follow that lead. Make the project your own.
It was good to talk to you today. I really love the novel, and I'm glad you're interested in studying it further.
Take care,
Jeff
I just though that that was great. Like, I asked him for help and said I needed a little bit more structure, and he laid it all out for me. I think that's pretty damn good.
I don't know. Anyway, there were free books in that building today, I bet they'll all be gone tomorrow. Fuck.
But wait-- first this is what Justine just texted me..."Its my future fuck dude...I need to work this out." i LOLed.
So anyway, the email from Jeffrey Bickerstaff:
Hi Leah,
Here are those excerpts from *The Feminine Mystique*. I haven't read them in a few years, but I remember using them to establish a cultural context for Esther. You'll recall the song playing on the radio when she and Doreen are in the DJ's apartment, and the article that Esther's mother sends her. These indicate the cultural pressures that Esther was facing, and I think Friedan helps to highlight that. Context is always good no matter what you decide to focus in on.
There's a lot to work with in *The Bell Jar*, and of course there is overlap between the different themes, which include: feminism, identity, (and the feminine identity of the time), and unprocessed grief. If we talk about this last one, we could look at Esther's problem with the German language (which indicates her repressed grief), we could do a careful close-reading of the scene where she visits her father's grave, and we could also look at poems such as "Daddy" and "November Graveyard." As we discussed today, the important thing for you is to think about what in the novel resonated with you, and to follow that lead. Make the project your own.
It was good to talk to you today. I really love the novel, and I'm glad you're interested in studying it further.
Take care,
Jeff
I just though that that was great. Like, I asked him for help and said I needed a little bit more structure, and he laid it all out for me. I think that's pretty damn good.
I don't know. Anyway, there were free books in that building today, I bet they'll all be gone tomorrow. Fuck.