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In this article, the writer discusses the use of symbolism in Sylvia Plath's 'The Bell Jar'. In particular, the writer looks at the dual symbol of electrocution and electro-convulsive shock therapy. The writer studies the novel's fixation on the execution of the Rosenbergs.

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"Edgar Roberts states that objects and descriptions that are not universal symbols can be symbols only if they are made so within individual stories. Certainly this is the case with the dual symbol of electrocution as a means of executing a guilt offender and the use of electro-convulsive shock therapy for depression and suicidal ideation in Sylvia Plath's novel "The Bell Jar". This analysis will explore the connection between Plath's early fixation with the execution of the Rosenbergs via electrocution and ..."

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