She is the portrait of a woman confined by what her society says is best. Esther Greenwood comes to a place where she begins to truly discover herself; And when her ambitions don't match up with what others tell her is acceptable, she loses hope. Thankfully, the story doesn't end there. Her journey from depression into a suicide attempt is painful to read, but her metamorphosis post attempted suicide is beautiful. Her story is tragic and raw, but she ends it fiercely as her own person and ultimately content that way.
I savored the last page today in the middle of our busy student center.
I was ready for it to end, but I wanted the last page to be just right.
And it was.
"There ought, I thought, to be a ritual for being born twice- patched, retreaded and approved for the road."
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