Sylvia Plath:

I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people think. I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people feel. I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people understand.

— Sylvia Plath Modern

The Bell Jar, confessional poetry

Context

Journal entry

Date / Period

1950

Source

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Method

Cross Reference

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