Female struggle and appetite/body autonomy in The Bell Jar.

This essay will look into the significance of Esther’s interaction with food in The Bell Jar and in doing so, argue that the many binge/purge cycles that Esther goes through is really an internalization of the denial of the fulfilment of female desire and appetite. In precisely the same way females...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heng, Grace Hui Mien.
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45379