Wharton, Plath, and Allison / Mothers & Daughters

Abstract: A 5 page paper on the mother-daughter relationship as developed in Edith Wharton's A Mother's Recompense, Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, and Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out Of Carolina. The paper analyzes what happens when a woman's expectations for her child or parent becomes hopelessly entangled with her own sense of identity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

Filename: Mothdaut.wps

Pages: 5

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Subcatagory: Poetry

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