ils this article to Esther at college, an action requiring considerable effort. This shows to what extent Mrs. Greenwood tries to have power on Esther's life. However it is not easy for Mrs. Greenwood to control Esther's thought on this issue because she accepts the invitation of Constantin, although she remembers the advice of her mother: "When Constantin asked if I would like to come up to his apartment to hear some balalaika records I smiled to myself. My mother had always told me never under any circumstances to go with a man to a man's rooms after an evening out, it could mean only one thing" (Plath 42). The acceptance of Esther shows her refusing authority and grasping her own life, without being controlled and managed by another: "I am very fond of balalaika music"(Plath 42).
             In Esther's life, Buddy Willard is another important character who can be considered as representing the ideal male of 1950's American life. In the novel it is depicted that Esther is expected to carry out some duties of woman in exchang
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