Today's reading: The first 5 chapters of The Bell Jar!
Until the 1970s, American literature did not have too many female heroines in its owrks of fiction, and too few of them had been created by women authors. Basically, few American women were telling their readers what it is/ was like to grow up in this vast and complex culture. It is probably this vacuum in American literature that made The Bell Jar's protagonist, Esther Greenwood, so popular.
So here are some web links to get you started with the book:
Click here for general info about the novel with some good links!
Click here for a great link of basic biographical Plath information!
Click here for information on Olive Higgins Prouty, who is the basis of the character Philomena Guinea (the wealthy novelist who is Esther's patroness)
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