Sylvia Plath uses the motif "the bell jar" to illustrate the effect of society on Esther. As mentioned earlier, societal pressure incarcerates and suffocates Esther forming a bell jar around her. "The air of the bell jar wadded around me and I couldn't stir." The bell jar represents society's expectations and pressures, which leads her to become mentally instable and suicidal. ... "I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar, stewing in my own sour air." ...

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