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“But what do I know of sorrow? No one I love has ever died or been tortured. I have never wanted for food to eat, or a place to sleep. I have been gifted with five senses and an attractive exterior. So I can philosophize from my snug little cushioned seat. So I am going to one of the most outstanding colleges in America; I am living with two thousand of the most outstanding girls in the United States. What have I to complain about? Nothing much.”
-- Sylvia Plath, The Journals 1950-1953
Part two of “Rotting Apple Cores”. She is struggling with her loneliness and the college blues. However, no matter how privileged and pretty and smart you are, you can still suffer existential angst. Intellectually, we may be able to rationally appreciate the advantages that we have, but emotionally speaking, we feel what we do not have. And if you do not have good friends and a lover, no matter what else you may have, you are hurting, and perhaps that is especially true for a college girl, a freshman at that.
-- Sylvia Plath, The Journals 1950-1953
Part two of “Rotting Apple Cores”. She is struggling with her loneliness and the college blues. However, no matter how privileged and pretty and smart you are, you can still suffer existential angst. Intellectually, we may be able to rationally appreciate the advantages that we have, but emotionally speaking, we feel what we do not have. And if you do not have good friends and a lover, no matter what else you may have, you are hurting, and perhaps that is especially true for a college girl, a freshman at that.
