Identity In The Bell Jar

A novel by Sylvia Plath named The Bell Jar which the main character Esther Greenwood struggles with finding her identity,finding meaning with in her life and struggles with a terrible depression which causes her to fall into mental illness.The theme throughout the story is such a negative mind and full of madness . In the novel there's the use of different elements to demonstrate the mental breakdown of Esther. For example in the novel there's examples of metaphor,simile and analogy that help highlight Esther mental breakdown. Esther a pretty successful young lady who attended college on many different scholarships she won and now is an intern at a magazine in New York City.Esther lives the life any other girl would want she has expensive clothes , attends may big events but she feels very meaningless towards things she
Gordon. After two visits, Dr. Gordon subjects Esther to electroshock therapy,which only increases Esther's condition.Esther has gone terribly wrong she has now tried to commit suicide multiple times ,she has tried to use blades to cut herself ,tried drowning herself and takes sleeping pills.Esther had no father figure he died when she was 9 leaving no life insurance which made her mother mad she loved her dad the lost of him made her heartless.When Esther returns home she visits her father's grave and breaks down in tears.The reasons listed above are the causes of her mental