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The Bell Jar explores a number of themes and topics that were relevant in the era in which it was written: the 1960s. The novel itself was based in the 50s, a decade before Plath had published it. It explores Esther Greenwood’s battle with depression, a mental illness that was aided by the time period in which she developed it. A significant part of Esther’s depression stemmed from the societal pressures placed on women in that particular period. Societal expectations placed on women deeply affected

to change their mood and take away all that sadness, emptiness, and all that negative self-talk. The “Bell Jar” is a contemplation of the despairing life of Esther Greenwood and her descent into darkness. She personifies the actual mental struggle and the tumultuous life of the author, Sylvia Plath who, at a very young age suffered from clinical depression. While many believed that “Bell Jar” in this novel symbolizes the

In the beginning of "The Bell Jar" it explains that although this girl named Esther shows great promise and is very ambitious, she also shows great doubt in her abilities to achieve her goals. The doubt she feels in her abilities isn't made much better, as cultural pressure and popular belief of what character for all women must be takes its toll on her. After her boss scolds her for not knowing what she wants to do, Esther goes on a few dates. The last date she goes on ends with her date trying

Sylvia Plath subjects the main character of The Bell Jar, Esther Greenwood, to a wide array of events in the ninth chapter of the novel. Esther experiences sadness, depression, relationship violence, and a fight for purity in the timeframe of a single day. This odd plot combination seems from a distance like a jumbled series of unfortunate events. However, each occurrence, along with a common emotional background of genuine sadness, proves that Esther has begun to distance herself from her reality

Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar The works of Sylvia Plath have always been at least slightly controversial; most of them have themes of feminism, suicide, or depression. Plath was born in 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, and by the age of twelve she was reported to have had an IQ of about 160 (Kelly). Growing up in an age in which women were expected to be nothing more than conservative housemaids, Plath stood defiant against the views of society, choosing to expose any misogynistic prejudices or hateful

Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar (1963) focuses on Esther Greenwood’s quest to freedom of oppression. Esther lives in a world where women are objectified and placed under a figurative bell jar. Buddy Willard as well as other men in the novel place Esther in this bell jar by projecting their negative views of woman onto her. The bell jar is symbolic throughout the whole novel because it is responsible for much of the trouble that Esther experienced. It caused her pain, questioned if she could really live

Sylvia Plath Research Paper Title The Bell Jar "place[s] [the] turbulent months[of an adolescent’s life] in[to] mature perspective" (Hall, 30). In The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath uses parallelism, stream of consciousness, the motif of renewal and rebirth, symbolism of the boundary-driven entrapped mentally ill, and auto-biographical details to epitomize the mental downfall of protagonist, Esther Greenwood. Plath also explores the idea of how grave these timeless and poignant issues can affect a fragile

Experience of Madness The Bell Jar narrates the story of protagonist’s journey from a normal girl to a resilient woman, who regresses into madness. This madness is the key which unlocks the answers to her questions about the meaning of her life. As she recovers in a psychiatric ward from her mental illness, she aspires to survive and find meaning in this survival. Ideal life versus actual experiences of the world: Plath portrays Esther as an ambitious girl with very little experience of life

The Bell Jar is a novel written in, 1963 written by Sylvia Plath. It is a story about a girl who under goes many traumatic life events that had the destiny to make or break her. The things she used to enjoy in life are no longer bringing joy to her life. She can’t find anything that gives her the will to go on. The Bell Jar is a story that will take reader on a journey with a girl who lets the gender roles of 1950s get the best of her. She lets people tell her what she can and cannot do and loses

wore down on her mental state. She fell sick from food poisoning, was electrocuted through shock therapy, and underwent dangerous suicidal thoughts. Each time when she persevered through the pain, she emerged a stronger, newly-born person. In The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath uses plot development and characterization to illustrate that often times, painful experiences are necessary for a person to progress in life. Although Esther felt awful while she was suffering from food poisoning from the Ladies’ Day