Feminism_In_The_Bell_Jar

Feminism In The Bell Jar As a female in society, and especially in 1950’s America, going against the grain can be a most distressing, even dangerous feat. Woman are breed groomed and educated to be subservient to their husbands and raise their children to follow their footsteps creating a perfect patriarchal society. The Tragedy of such a society is that talented young woman such as Esther Greenwood in The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath are unable to reach their potential. She lives her life as if under a bell jar. She is bright enough to see the exiting opportunities in the world, but unable to live in it because of the cage that was placed over her head by the male dominated wold. Woman are expected to uphold chastity. Massive amounts of propaganda made them feel that if they had a sexual feeling or acted on them, they were dirty and evil. Esther receives an article from her mother explaining that the best thing for a woman to do is to not have sex because it can screw up a mans future by giving him extra responsibilities, and that it shames the family. Esther is disgusted, and rightfully so esther, woman, sex, men, jar, bell, society, novel, world, point, freedom, because, virginity, very, until, pg, i’m, going, giving, gap, first, feel, equal, buddy, both, about, woman’s, willard, unable, tragedy, she’s, role, remains, realizes, reach