The Bell Jar
"The bell jar" takes place in America, partly in New York and partly in Boston for about one year. The protagonist's name is Esther Greenwood who grew up in Boston and has just finished her junior year of college. Esther behaves strangely in reaction to the society. Society expects Esther to be constantly cheerful, but her dark, melancholy nature resists perkiness. She becomes anxious with the execution of the Rosenberg's and the cadavers etcetera. Society also expects Esther to remain a virgin until she marries a nice boy, but she sees the hypocrisy of this. Esther is inexperienced but also observant, poetic, and kind. I think the writer has described her self-absorption, confusion, and naïveté very well. Her inability to fit into any distinct role leads to her breakdown and suicide attempt. Largely because of her mental illness, Esther behaves selfishly. She does not consider the effect her suicide attempt has on her mother nor her friends, because her own terrifying world......
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