Sylvia Plath was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning. She had stuck her head in the oven to keep the gas from doing anything to her kids who are sleeping in the same house. The verdict was resoundly that it was a suicide, she died at 9am on February 11th.
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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