OMG this is the last post!!!!

The "alleluia" chorus is gloriously ringing in my ears! No offense Miss McDonald, but I am glad this project is over! Well, it's not completely over since we still have to write the essay, and then there's the research project........... okay I'm getting ahead of myself. Take this one step at a time. But seriously, it seems like such a long time ago we got the outline of the project and were assigned our first book; time sure does fly.Anyway, I feel that this book was decent. If I had to rate these books, this is how I would rate them; The Awakening, Montana, Bell Jar, Catcher in the Rye, and Mango Street.
As I was reading other classmate's blogs,I saw that someone wrote something I agree with; I don't completely think that Sylvia Plath is a nutcase, at least her writing doesn't show it. I mean, JK Rowling could be considered a nutcase later for all we know; she did make up a entire universe that does not exist and made it seem soooo real. Did anyone know that she suffered depression when she was young, before she wrote Harry Potter? I know I'm getting sidetracked, but I just thought it was interesting how two famous authors both suffered during their lives. But back to what I was first saying, in her writing Plath just sounds like she's telling the story of a depressed person. The novel definitely has its odd moments, but I wasn't creeped out by anything. I think that with Sylvia Plath's problems, I think she kept her problems on the inside, even though she was screaming for help. Like many people do today or haev done in the past, I think she used her writing to express her emotions and feelings. Maybe Esther is how Plath truly felt, like she was writing about herself and the thing she wanted to do- the world will never know.
Even though she's a psycho, Esther would have to be my favorite character. This might sound strange, but I like that she is seriously flawed. I know with our Awakening discussion we all argued about Edna's flaws and we made her our hated character. But for me, it seemed as though all the protagonist's flaws were superficial in a way, the standard "this character is this, this character is that", and you were just " yeah, okay, whatever". But Esther just feels so real, and its not because the novel is written informally; its because, as the jacket says, her depression is so real! And she seems like all of us! Her problems are things we see and hear everyday and even if we haven't, we still understand! I disagree sometimes with her, but I didn't mind that she was flawed because we all are. It was refreshing to read a "real" story. I also agree with Ashley in her first post that Esther is terrible at the follow through when it comes to her ideals. This is another reason I like her, because all of us have a terrible time following through. And instead of being mean or moody or rude about it, i felt that she was open to herself about her weaknesses and understood them. Because this shows that she can be helped.
And I believe that it is these qualities, the ones that are there but hidden, that make Esther a strong person. Because at the end you know her journey will help her be a stronger, healthier person who will now stand up for herself and follow her dreams fully and never back down on her ideals. She is still scared at the same time, with the thought of her depression looming distantly ahead in the future; she will conquer it head on if it ever comes back.