The Bell Jar
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The Bell Jar is a semi-autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath that portrays a young woman's descent into mental illness amid the pressures and expectations of 1950s American society.
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| The Bell Jar (1979 film) | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Bell Jar
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The Bell Jar (1979 film)
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| author | Sylvia Plath ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | considered a classic of 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| depicts |
electroconvulsive therapy
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pressures on women in 1950s American society ⓘ psychiatric hospitalization ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| focusesOn | a young woman's descent into mental illness ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
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feminist literature ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ roman à clef ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780060837020 ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | bell jar ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Sylvia Plath's own experiences ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | confessional literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Esther Greenwood ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pages | about 244 ⓘ |
| partOfSchoolCurriculumIn | various English literature courses ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
college student
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intern at a fashion magazine ⓘ |
| publishedUnderPseudonym | Victoria Lucas ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harper & Row
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William Heinemann ⓘ
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Heinemann
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| settingPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Boston
New York City ⓘ suburban Massachusetts ⓘ |
| symbolism |
distortion of reality
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entrapment in mental illness ⓘ |
| theme |
conformity
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depression ⓘ gender roles ⓘ identity crisis ⓘ mental illness ⓘ mother-daughter relationship ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ professional ambition ⓘ sexual double standards ⓘ social expectations ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
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The Bell Jar (1979 film)