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Millicent tells Tracey about it, but later found out the she had been rejected because of some stupid rules
Meets a guy on the bus who talks about heather birds. This would show up later in the story.
Millicent likes a boy, but the rules of rat court say she can't even talk to him. This is when she started to dislike her decision to join this sorority.
She goes into the basement for one last time before the initiation is over
Millicent saw birds outside the window which reminded her of the sorority girls. They were like the birds she saw since they all looked and acted the same
She realizes that she'd rather not be with the sorority, and would rather be free like a heather bird
The story has multiple locations where events takes place. These locations are: the school, Beverly Johnson's house, and a bus. The story never specifies where these locations are, and when this all took place.
Main Characters: Millicent, Beverly, Louise, and Tracey
With the exception of Millicent, all of the characters listed above are static. They are static because they don't change throughout the story. Millicent is the only one that changes because she discovers whether or not she wants to stay with Tracey, or join the sorority. This is also part of her internal conflict.
The conflict in this story was both internal and external. Internal conflicts are problems that take place within a character. External conflicts are problems between other people.
Some themes in "Initiation" are: conformity and individuality.
"Initiation"
Sylvia Plath
Millicent chooses the sorority over her best friend.
She goes through the "rat court" hazing ceremony
Internal and external
The basement of a house, school, and a bus
MIllicent vs. herself vs. her friends
Individuality and conformity
Millicent, Beverly, Tracey, and the heather bird guy on the bus