the bell jar

Heartbreaking, angering, tragic.

The story is about a highly intelligent young women named Esther who gradually descends into depression and is trying to find her place in life..hence the famous fig tree analogy.

Upon further review I came across the fact that much of what Sylvia Plath writes about in this book was very similar to her own life.

If you have read this book I would love to hear your thoughts on it in the comments.

"We all suffer alone in the real world. True empathy's impossible. But if a piece of fiction can allow us imaginatively to identify with a character's pain, we might then also more easily conceive of others identifying with their own. This is nourishing, redemptive; we become less alone inside.” -David Foster Wallace

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