Plath had a rich artist patron that set her up on college scholarship. Philomena Guinea is the wealthy elderly lady who wrote like popular fiction. She ends up paying for Esther to go to this nicer hospital. I don't know if that's the same thing that happened with Plath, but that's I think that might be.
This week we dive into Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar, a quasi-autobiographical novel about womanhood, depression, and identity. We also discuss the unfortunate circumstances of Plath's early death, country mice moving to big cities, and metaphorical chemistry equipment.
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