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The Bell Jar by ~classicfan:iconclassicfan:

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Date Picture Taken: May 12, 2008, 8:39:33 PM

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A sketch done after reading "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath.
The scene portrays the main character in an asylum, frightened of the upcoming "shock treatment". She's saying smth. along the lines of "but you promised to tell me well in advance".

"It wasn't the shock treatment that struck me, so much as the bare-faced treachery of Dr. Nolan. I loved her. I had given her my trust on a platter and told her everything and she had promised, faithfully, to warn me ahead of time if ever I had to have another shock treatment." Chapter 17, page173, The Bell Jar.



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~kitsuneko-xenon:iconkitsuneko-xenon: May 12, 2008, 10:16:34 PM
Awesome picture :)
It makes me want to read the book... so I think I will :O

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:peace:
~classicfan:iconclassicfan: May 12, 2008, 10:57:28 PM
Thank you. :thanks:

Though be warned, it isn't all that easy a read. O_O I swear, it starts all easy and understandable and quickly descends into confusion (in accordance with the main character's life, I presume) and then gets back on track by the end. I don't want to reveal too much (people don't seem to like spoilers, though I, personally, have no problem with them), but simply take into consideration that it's hard to understand the mind of a person out of his mind. :) Good luck.

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When you cry, I cry. When you laugh, I laugh. When you fall off a bridge, I laugh harder.

La mai mult si la mai mare
~kitsuneko-xenon:iconkitsuneko-xenon: May 13, 2008, 12:17:54 AM
Maybe it will be easier if the reader, too, is out of his mind :)
Or maybe that will just complicate matters beyond... I don't know which word I was going to put after "beyond" :noes:
Either way, I really want to read the book now :D

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:peace:
~darkMyke:icondarkMyke: May 13, 2008, 12:36:13 PM
Reminds me of Pawlow's dogs. When the bell rang, they knew that they're going to get some food.

In this case it sounds quite...scary. A Book which is probably not for everyone. I personally don't know it, but now for the image...

Which is quite good, I'd say. The panic in the victim's face is convincing, and her pose, the cold room, they all add to the mood of horror. Excellent use of lines to color the scene. Also, is my imagination playing tricks on me or is there really a hand in the shadows on the right, longing for the poor soul...
~classicfan:iconclassicfan: May 25, 2008, 4:41:09 PM
Oh, I'm sorry, I don't believe I know the reference you used. Mind explaining? If not, it's quite all right.

Ah, you're right on the spot. The book is DEFINITELY not for everyone. Yet the more I study it, and revise its quotes, and think it through from a point of view of this question tha I was assigned, the mosre it starts to tickle my fancy :D

Thank you very much, it was but a sketch, that took me by surprise during class discussion, but I'm glad you found it to be good either way. :)
"Is there really a hand in the shadows on the right, longing for the poor soul..." YES, there is, indubitably, there is haha! I was really hoping people would notice that! Thank you! :hug:

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When you cry, I cry. When you laugh, I laugh. When you fall off a bridge, I laugh harder.

La mai mult si la mai mare
~darkMyke:icondarkMyke: May 26, 2008, 1:26:19 PM
No, actually I love explaining :D
Igor Pawlow was a russian psychologist (among other things) and is famous for the following experiment which demonstrated the fundamental principles of classical conditioning:
He trained several dogs so that they learned to associate "food" with other stimuli, like a ringing bell (for example, he rang a bell before actually showing the food to the dogs - they then learned, after he repeated that a few times, that the bell means that food is coming soon and reacted by producing more saliva...(maybe not very tasty, he somehow exposed the salivary gland so that he could actually measure the production of saliva...but it was a successfull experiment)).

Here we have a similar case, at least somewhat: the girl knows, what's coming up next and reacts with fear...
*Laurazee:iconLaurazee: Jun 16, 2008, 8:42:02 PM
I remember that book. Plath was always a favorite of mine. I enjoy your drawing of that scene, particularly the hatching and the bright yellow from the window. Very nice.
=MackTheDeuce:iconMackTheDeuce: Jun 27, 2008, 10:46:15 AM
Plath is genius. Nice image for that!

Patrick
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