Esther's Barrier
At many instances throughout the story, Esther shows having the potential and opportunities of becoming successful. She has numerous paths that she is able to take, but every time she is about to step forward, it is as though she takes two steps back. She has potential and she knows it, but for some reason, something always holds her back from pursuing it, even when it is something that she actually enjoys and not something someone expects her to do. One reason for the presence of this barrier that is especially prominent is her view that these paths aren't worth pursuing because, in the end, everyone would eventually die. She talks about how she has so many plans and things that she wants to do in her life like writing a novel, learning german, and learning pottery, but after her list of plans ends she can't see anything else and automatically believes that that is all there is to her life and they all eventually have no meaning (Plath 123). Additionally, throughout