Sylvia Plath's Battle With Depression

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Sylvia Plath was an American poet and novelist. She struggled with depression for her entire adult life. And spoiler, that's what the bell jar is about to do. If we try to do poetry, it would be it would be a bad time.

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.