The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar was written by Sylvia Plath, and published by William Heinemann. It has 288 pages. During this report, I will inform you of the setting, characters, plot, the main idea the author was trying to impress upon her readers, a quote from the book, and an evaluation of the book.
The Bell Jar is during a six-month period in the life Esther Greenwood. The year is 1953. It is first set in New York, in a hotel for women with the fictional title of Amazon, and in the offices of a women's fashion magazine. Later, the protagonist returns to her home in the suburbs of Boston. She receives outpatient shock treatment in Walton, Massachusetts. Then she spends a short time in a city psychiatric hospital. Esther then is moved to a private hospital in New England.
Esther Greenwood is a nineteen year old writer who has yet to receive serious encouragement for her writing.
Esther is a woman of great talent who has many painful issues to deal with before she can continue with her life. The bulk of Esther's issues seems to concern her mother, and never shows any depth to the relationship between Esther and her mother. She has an emotional crisis and is given outpatient shock treatment, after which she attempts to commit suicide. She is sent to a psychiatric hospital where she recovers.
Mrs. Greenwood is quite held back when it comes to expressing her emotions. She is angry with her daughter for getting sick in such a public way, but she cannot be directly angry with her. Instead, she plays the martyr and hints quietly that things should return to normal as soon as possible. Mrs. Greenwood doesn't have any good moments. She is passive aggressive, stifling, conventional,
Seems a little novice for a junior....
i sort of felt like you weren't able to express yourself fully and you didn't seem to complete your sentances in a way that would fully explain the book to a person who hadn't read it. it makes me wonder what school you're attending if 11th graders can write like this and get an A+. i'm a freshman and i couldn't even get away with this essay. sorry :-/
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