THE BELL JAR
By Sylvia Plath
2025
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Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar is a powerful and deeply personal novel about mental illness, identity, and societal expectations. Through the eyes of Esther Greenwood, we witness the struggles of a young woman battling depression while searching for meaning in a world that feels suffocating.
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Author
Sylvia Plath
Author · 47 books
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Known primarily for her poetry, Plath also wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar, under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. The book's protagonist, Esther Greenwood, is a bright, ambitious student at Smith College who begins to experience a mental breakdown while interning for a fashion magazine in New York. The plot parallels Plath's experience interning at Mademoiselle magazine and subsequent mental breakdown and suicide attempt.
