The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath: Tangled in Society's Expectations

A remarkable image that can easily be appreciated by readers of the 20th century literature is the bell jar. A bell jar is a hard glass container that does not crack, which can confine objects to an unavoidable wall. It metaphorically represents an unobtrusive appearance that is suffocating and spreading in American society in the 1950s. More specifically, American social standards allow men to take the initiative as men are encouraged to go to college to pursue careers. They are responsible for economically supporting their families.

Depression and suicide by Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar are often discussed in today's society but in the 1950's it was thought that it was dangerous and nothing about events such as suicidal feelings was mentioned. Silvia plus is famous for her poetry, but her essays are equally worthy of attention. According to Frances McCullough, The Bell Jar is a "pre-medicine, pre-pill, pre-female study" (Plath xiii) novel that focused on important issues that are not frequently discussed during this period. Half autobiographical novels include not only depression and suicide, but also human identity, feminism, and exploration of revival.

Sylvia Plath is famous for her poems and her half autobiographical novel The Bell Jar. This is made with Victoria Lucas (Victoria Lucas, she is in the west side). Poetry in Ervia Plath's poetry and her novel "Belljar" highlights many of the important issues in Plath's own life, and both emphasize many different themes. Through the poet style of Plath 's confession and her semi - autobiographical novel, readers can understand the battle of Plath' s own identity and return to the fight against psychosis. This novel is as painful as the last poem written before her suicide on February 11, 1963.