The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background."CliffsNotes on The Bell Jar" takes you into the life of Esther Greenwood: she is a college girl, a good student, a talented writer, and a fashion magazine contest winner; she is the well-bred oldest child in a typical family with two children, a clever games player, a semi-liberated budding intellectual, and a confused late adolescent. Also, Esther is a mental patient. Follow the progression of Esther's life as she struggles to grow up in the early 1950s in an America where women's roles were rigidly assigned.Summaries and commentaries will help you understand the social and emotional pressures facing Esther. You'll also gain insight into the life and background of the author, Syliva Plath. Other features that help you study includeCharacter analyses of major playersAn analysis of the individual versus society in "The Bell Jar"An examination of Sylvia Plath's own tragic historySample essay questionsClassic literature or modern modern-day treasure -- you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
- ISBN10 0822002264
- ISBN13 9780822002260
- Publish Date 9 May 1984
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 August 1997
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Imprint Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 78
- Language English