This is the question that troubles Esther Greenwood in Sylvia Plath's novel "The Bell Jar." ... In the novel "The Bell Jar," Sylvia Plath's style requests her readers to look inside the distraught mind of Ms. ... Furthermore, Sylvia Plath's imagery is used to help paint the picture of just how determined Esther is to meet her own expectations as well as societies. ... In Stephanie Tsanks, "The Bell Jar: A Psychological Case Study," states the bell jar as a symbol of society's stifling constraints and befuddling mixed messages that trap Sylvia Plath's heroine, Esther Gr...

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• Grade Level: High School

In Sylvia Plath's, "The Bell Jar," the theme of identity is a recurring topic. ... Early in "The Bell Jar," Sylvia Plath makes it increasingly clear that Esther Greenwood is mentally unstable. ... Then I'd know what to do" (Plath 58). ... I didn't want anything I said or did that night to be associated with me and my real name"(Plath 17). ... Nolan like a mother figure (Plath 316). ...

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The novel The Bell Jar written by Sylvia Plath is set in the 1950s America when the idea of adolescence was reasonably recent and society seemed a little uncomfortable with the idea of unrestricted individuality. Sylvia Plath explores these issues about individuality against society's expectations through the protagonist of The Bell Jar, Esther Greenwood who has an identity crisis, which leads to a mental breakdown. ... Sylvia Plath uses the motif "the bell jar" to illustrate the effect of society on Esther. ... Sylvia Plath asks us; to what extent is Esther responsible for her actions an...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She is sent to McLean Hospital (renowned for its famous patients including Sylvia Plath, James Taylor and Ray Charles) where she voluntarily admits herself - little knowing she shall spend the next 18 months there. ...

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• Grade Level: High School