The Dark Stories By Sylvia Plath - 752 Words

Do you ever wish you could take the worst moment of your life and experience it like it never happened? In Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer that is exactly what happened to five teenagers. These teens attended the Wooden Barn a school for the fragile. Casey, Sierra, Griffin, Marc, and Jam were all chosen to be in an odd class, Special Topics English. Mrs. Quenell their teacher had chosen the dark stories by Sylvia Plath the only author they were going to read the semester. When the students finally began to use their journals they were given, they began to experience this state of Belzhar. The students were whisked back to the time of their life where they had not experienced their trauma. Each of these students went through something like Sylvia Plath that differentiated them from normal teens but because of Belzhar they were healed emotionally. Sierra’s brother was missing, Jam’s boyfriend had died, and Casey is paralyzed but they got through it thanks to Belzhar. Sierra Stok es is from Washington, DC and loves her little brother Andrà ©. One night he went to the store to buy and never returned. Sierra’s family was devastated and Sierra was constantly contacting the detective even three years later. When Sierra went to Belzhar she experienced time with her brother. Worst of all no one really knew what she was going through. In Sierra’s final time in Belzhar she had to experience losing Andrà © again and she could not leave him, so she stayed in Belzhar. Sierra was found in whatShow MoreRelatedPeople s Love At First Sight By Sylvia Plath1567 Words   |  7 Pages People dream of falling in love at first sight. Sylvia Plath, an American writer, experienced the desirable moment the first time she saw Ted Hughes, an English poet (Middlebrook). The romantic relationship between Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath grew instantly. They both shared a love of writing, but yet their relationship began to go downhill five years after their marriage (Popova ). 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