The Importance of Sleep

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The author's father also died when she was very young. She has a friend that she could go and stay with if she like was willing to pay for classes instead of this program. The reason I hadn't washed my clothes or my hair was because it seemed silly, Esther says. "I saw the days of the year stretching ahead like a series of bright white boxes"

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.