![]() ![]() ![]() She is one of the only characters in literature I fully relate to, despite the ample differences in our lives. She is an Everywoman, and yet totally unique. She struggles with her identity and sexuality and is overwhelmed by her future choices. It follows 19-year-old Esther Greenwood, an overachiever in almost every aspect of her life who yearns to be a poet and escape the expectations of what a 1950s American woman should be like. The Bell Jar is a novel about mental illnesses, female independence, families, and so much more. “I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am.” A line stands out, highlighted in light blue: Photo: (I have a copy of Sylvia Plath’s novel The Bell Jar in front of me, a page marked with my messy scrawl in multiple colours of ink. ![]() Exploring The Bell Jar’s significance in a hypermodern world Sana Mohsin ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR ![]()
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