What do these texts suggest to you about the ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness? Support your answer with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. by Corine Aubry

corine_aubry — 2024-02-21 16:02:20 UTC

Through the character of Millicent in "Initiation" Sylvia Plath reveals that pursuing happiness without compromise may mean sacrificing social acceptance and security, but leads to self-acceptance, the only real pathway to maintaining long-term happiness.

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Through the character Millicent, Sylvia Plath in Initiation reveals that the idea of new pursuits may blind you to the reality of your current happiness.

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The author uses the character Millicent to explain how through the desire of high social hierarchy, she compromised her internal happiness

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Through the character Hubert in “don’t pass me by” Eric gansworth reveals that Hubert compromises his happiness by not hiding himself behind a mask

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Thought the Character Hayley, Eric Gansworth demonstrates that Hayley compromises her happiness by hiding her true identity to feel a sense of belonging.

Through the character of Millicent in Initiation she helps show that when we face new periods in life and have to make decisions on what to do, the choices we make can help us grow as people as long as we stay true to ourselves

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Through the character of Hubert, Eric Gansworth in “Don’t Pass Me By” reveals that rejecting societal pressures and finding one’s voice leads to true happiness

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Throught the character Doobie, Eric Gansworth in Don’t Pass Me By reveals that happiness is compromised by many aspects including pressure from peers and trying to conform to societal norms can create a false sense happiness itself

2024-02-21 16:12:43 UTC

Through the character of Millicent in 'Initiation', Sylvia Plath shows how true happiness and freedom comes from the pursuit of your own wants and needs, which comes before the wants and needs of groups and others.

2024-02-21 16:13:08 UTC

Through the protagonist, Sylvia Plath in “Initiation” reveals that Millicent's journey represents the desire of many people to fit in and be liked by their peers. However, the story reminds us that true happiness comes from staying true to ourselves and embracing our own individuality.

People seek or give up their identities in reacting to both personal experience and cultural expectations, as shown in Eric’s short story “Don’t pass me by”

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Through the character of Millicent in "initiation" Sylvia Plath reveals that the pursuit of new things can stop you from seeing the happiness you already have

2024-02-21 16:15:07 UTC

Based on the excepts read in class, we have observed that in two of the short stories, characters including Millicent, from “The Initiation” and Hayley, from “Dont Pass me By” both have prioritized happiness and compromised their friendships and individuality for the goal of being included into the respective “inner circles” of their stories. We see Millicent essentially abandons her friend to join the sorority that she so wanted to be included in, oblivious to how this made her friend feel. Hayley also rejected her “Indian side” to fit in as she felt that being accepted was more important than those who care about her.

Why do people sacrifice their happiness to fit into society’s standards and ideology?

2024-02-21 16:16:04 UTC

In Initiation by Slyvia Plath, she goes in depth on the problem that people will and can give up their individual happiness to fit into a society. In the short story the character Millicent gets invited into an initiation from the sorority in her high school and she has to go through this process which degrades her. “It was degrading, like being given a number.” She had a great friend in Tracy but she might leave her friend to fit in with the rest of the girls in the sorority.

2024-02-21 16:16:38 UTC

Through the character of Millicent in 'Initiation', Sylvia Plath reveals that we are free to choose how we seek happiness, and that we are always able to change and adapt to suit what is best for us.

2024-02-21 16:18:34 UTC

Millicent has a very strong and brave character. She demonstrates this by showing us that the pursuit of her own comfort and security is important, but in following this path she would sacrifice her own happiness and would not be content with being herself in the constructing social box that she placed herself in. In breaking free from this, she would find ways to navigate life as herself.

Through the character Millicent in Initiation, Sylvia Path reveals that conforming environments can be hard to accept as there isn’t a considerable room for courage and self respect. Undergoing this social pressure can lead to the realization that compromising happiness to blend in isn’t negligible

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Through the character Millicent, in initiation by Sylvia Plath, reveals that in order to fit in society, you need to make sacrifices, tossing away your own happiness

2024-02-21 17:47:18 UTC

Millicent pursued the sorority by going through a series of initiation rituals and tasks. She believed that joining the sorority would bring her happiness and a sense of belonging. By successfully completing the initiation process, Millicent felt a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment, which brought her happiness.

Sometimes you ran so hard to achieve perfection, to be loved by everyone, you couldn’t realise how good you already are.

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As the short novel “Initiation” written by Sylvia Path is skimmed through, the character Millicent was thrilled with the idea of being a part of a suitable social group without the thought of sacrificing her own self satisfaction. However, her experiences required her to come to her senses that validation from others are irrelevant and would not benefit her for her own pleasure.

2024-02-21 17:50:50 UTC

Through the character oh Millicent in the short story "Initiation" author explores the idea, wether it is worth to stand for your own uniqueness and reject the acceptance of society or if it's easier just to belong to the group and try to fit in, while sacrificing your real identity.

initiation by sylvia plath

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Through Hayley’s journey in “Don’t Pass Me By” by Eric Gansworth, highlights the sacrifice of personal happiness as she goes through societal expectations, and suppressing her own being to pursue acceptance.

2024-02-21 17:52:33 UTC

Through the character Hayley in the short story “Don’t Pass Me By” written by Eric Gansworth we see the lengths some are willing to go to feel a sense of belonging and importance. The character Hayley changes her natural self and appearance to fit into her school. She hides her cultural identity by keeping it unknown.

the padlet thing

2024-02-21 17:52:37 UTC

I intend to explore how the lady in the image shows her own pursuit if happiness. She demonstrates how happy she is in the moment by her body language. she shows attention and satisfaction simply bu how she is facing the man. And by doing so, one can easily find that the pursuit of happiness being presented is so clearly understood by the emotion and feelings that the image shows.

2024-02-21 17:53:30 UTC

Millicent realizes she doesnt fit in being like everyone else and wants to be her own version. 🤩🤩😜😢😢😢😡😜😎😎😈😈😈

2024-02-21 17:53:47 UTC

Through the character Millicent, Sylvia Plath in Initiation reveals that the pursuit of happiness can be manipulated by other members of society through the use of influence and popularity. Millicent encounters various events in which she faces challenges of having to decide between true happiness or the integration into a social group as a way of feeling accepted by others. In the end Millicent figures out that the pursuit for happiness is subjective and can be sought out by being your true self, and not by conforming to other people's expectations.

Don’t Pass Me By

2024-02-21 17:54:37 UTC

through the character Hayley, Eric Gansworth in Don’t Pass Me By reveals that we can discover what does and doesn’t make us happy which eventually will lead us to happiness by deciphering if we like being different or if would rather be someone else in a disguise

Initiation

2024-02-21 17:55:50 UTC

In Sylvia Plath's short story, Initiation, Millicent is a character who is on a path of trying to find out who she wants to be. Millicent is keen on trying to stay unique and happy which brings up the problem of the sorority which is a lot of people more or less being the same as each other. As Millicent is making decisions, she is constantly being

coerced to be a part of this sorority because of her interactions with the other sorority

girls giving her tests and making her feel good by talking to her. Millicents final choice

about leaving the sorority will be her decision on how she is going to live her life and if

she wants to remain happy and unique.

2024-02-21 17:58:40 UTC

Through Millicent, Sylvia Plath in Initatiation, reveals that being part of a group which suppresses your individuality is damaging to a persons self identity and happiness. They show that being yourself is much better for self growth and overall maintenance of your health.

2024-02-21 18:03:25 UTC

Through the character of Bev in Initiation, Sylvia Plath reveals that some people pursue happiness by doing actions that are less than ideal. They may find satisfaction in taking away people’s sense of self just so they could feel a sense of power and control.