The Bell Jar

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The Bell Jar (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)

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Esther Greenwood, a bright college student who aspires to be a writer. At the age of nineteen, brown- eyed and brown-haired, Esther feels somewhat out of place in the world of high fashion and money to which she is introduced as a result of winning a fashion magazine contest. She enters her prestigious college on a scholarship. Esther is not one to sit in the corner feeling insecure; instead, she meets the world with a lively touch of sarcasm that colors her description of New York City, her friends, and herself. After her month in the city working as an...

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• Sylvia Plath (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
• Sylvia Plath (Poetry)
• Sylvia Plath (Short Fiction)
• Sylvia Plath (Dictionary of World Biography)
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