Mental Illnesses In Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar destroys the social stigma of women with mental illnesses. Plath’s personal story, one that deals with suicide, serves as the meat of the novel; the names of the people are changed. Esther Greenwood, the main character, reflects Plath’s mental illness in an unmistakable way, as she can be identified in theories dealing with suicidal tendencies. Firstly, the importance of Plath’s pseudonym is revealed, as it allows Plath to be completely honest. Next, it is defined that Sylvia Plath’s suicide is due to an inward, self-destructive personality. Esther, Plath’s double, is shown to have many of these traits, also, such as preferring isolation, a search for a means of escape, the creation of a fantasy to distract her,