The novel, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, is about a young woman name Esther Greenwood who is working for a magazine company as a temporary editor in New York. While working for a magazine company that often threw many female stereotypes at her, Esther is found in between either her sweet, innocent and safe friend Betsy, or the more daredevil, outgoing and rebellious friend Doreen. Seeing as Doreen is very open on a sexual front, Esther finds herself having a difficult time between the societal pressures of sexual choices. Due to this she encounters many men and terrible experiences involving attempted rape. This evidently influences Esther’s mental state. As time goes on, she expresses strong feelings of opposition towards many female roles
