The Bell Jar

by Sylvia Plath

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THE BELL JAR and Distanciation - Literary Studies in the Novel

by Bruce Bergman

  • Released February 12, 2019
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  • 3 pages
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This is a brief essay introducing college-level literature students to the literary studies (and film studies) concept of distanciation. Using distanciation as a narrative technique in The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath complicates an autobiographical reading of the text.