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Although the novel, The Bell Jar reflects Sylvia Plath’s psychological distress, the poem book Ariel, expresses more of the author’s dark, depressive thoughts and feelings. In The Bell Jar, the main character’s experiences reflect the mental breakdown Sylvia had at the time. In poem book Ariel, Sylvia’s poems have darker and depressing themes. Both books express Sylvia’s declining mental state in the ominous way they are written, the tragic ends, and sad themes. Sylvia Plath is a great

Despite its prevalence, people just do not talk about it due to its stigma. Depression manifests itself in sufferers with recurrent thoughts of death and dying. Sometimes these thoughts progress into thoughts and even plans for suicide. In The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath writes from the protagonist’s point of view, who is known as Esther Greenwood; therefore readers witness first hand Esther’s personal journey as her thoughts become increasingly centered on death and she becomes disenchanted with what

LeBouef 1 Breana LeBouef Mrs. Smith English III 9 November 2014 The Bell Jar: Literary Analysis With Author Biography Sylvia Plath is a renowned poet and author. She fantasied the world with her powerful writings. Beloved to the world, she truly changed women 's status. She wrote distinctively from her own life experiences. This is cleared showed in her book, The Bell Jar. This book offers a theme of rebirth and a theme of feminism. The 27th of October in 1932, Sylvia Plath was born

novel The Bell Jar. In The Bell Jar, the main character, Esther Greenwood seems to have it all. She’s in New York City, working as a guest editor for a fashion magazine. Despite her life seeming marvelous on the outside, she can’t escape feelings of gloominess and darkness, clear signs of depression and mental illness. In her novel The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath uses the bell jar to symbolize Esther’s mental illness and the feelings of confinement it causes. The symbol of the bell jar is first used

The Bell Jar: Beyond the Title Each day with depression is a war in one’s own mind, with every decision being a new battle to fight. Even getting out of bed can be an activity that takes up most of one’s energy when coping with this disorder. Depression is no novel mental illness-- between the multi-million dollar Cymbalta commercials and the movement to destigmatize mental illness as a whole, there are few who do not have at least a basic understanding of what the disorder entails for those that

psychological issues. In The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, protagonist Esther Greenwood is greatly affected by societal morays which placed enormous pressure on conforming to social standards. This pressure to conform resulted in the suppression of her individuality. People who did not conform were often portrayed as unfeeling, and the distinction between the mentally ill and “normal” people was often artificial. Esther's feelings of being confined under a bell jar not only describes her depression,

The Bell Jar by: Sylvia Plath Depression is a serious topic throughout the world, especially in America. Depression can result in someone feeling completely alone. There is no direct cause for depression in adolescents, but it can be brought on by the maturing process, stress from failure in some sort, a traumatic or disturbing event such as death, or even a break up. Sure, everyone has an off day here and there, where they feel like they shouldn’t even bother getting out bed in the morning, but

Marilyn Monroe is an example of a a real life Esther Greenwood. Though Plath essentially based the character off of her own life and experiences, the Bell Jar was a commentary on women’s roles in the 50’s era. Many could relate to the themes of the book, including women’s sexuality and roles in society, as well as the way that mental illness was handled back in that time period. Marilyn Monroe is a classic example of how these issues were ignored or considered normal in that time period. Much like

The Bell Jar, a coming of age, semi-autobiographical novel, by Sylvia Plath follows the life of a troubled young girl named Esther Greenwood, her slow descent into mental illness and then her subsequent recovery. The second half of the book details Esther's mental breakdown, her incarceration and stumbling recovery whilst the first half uncovers the protagonists, narrators day to day struggles which go on to contribute to her eventual breakdown . Throughout the novel, the reader comes to understand

The novel, The Bell Jar, is a half autobiography and half fictional story written by Sylvia Plath. It follows the main character, Esther Greenwood, in first person point of view through the comforts of high society in college all the way to the asylum for the insane. While the setting is in the 1950's, the book has stood the test of time by not only being a story that discusses difficult issues but also challenges the social pressures of that time. The Bell Jar definitely deserves to be called