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Mentioned in 21 episodes
The Bell Jar
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The Bell Jar is a thinly veiled autobiography that follows Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious college student, as she experiences a mental breakdown.
The novel begins with Esther's unfulfilling summer internship as a guest editor for a women's magazine in New York City, where she grapples with identity and societal norms.
Upon returning home, Esther's mental health deteriorates, leading to several suicide attempts and eventual hospitalization.
The novel explores her treatment, including electroconvulsive therapy, and her gradual recovery under the care of a progressive psychiatrist.
It also critiques the limited roles available to women in the 1950s and the brutal psychiatric treatments of the time.
The novel begins with Esther's unfulfilling summer internship as a guest editor for a women's magazine in New York City, where she grapples with identity and societal norms.
Upon returning home, Esther's mental health deteriorates, leading to several suicide attempts and eventual hospitalization.
The novel explores her treatment, including electroconvulsive therapy, and her gradual recovery under the care of a progressive psychiatrist.
It also critiques the limited roles available to women in the 1950s and the brutal psychiatric treatments of the time.
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Mentioned in 21 episodes
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when referring to the fig tree allegory, in which the protagonist, Esther Greenwood, is sitting at the base of a fig tree.


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, who shares a passage that resonated with him when reading the letters.

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