Characters
What was the girl's name?
Esther
What was the novel about?
A girl who couldn't talk
Who wrote the novel?
Sylvia Plath
What is confinement or entrapment?
It reflects esther's feelings of being trapped.
What is the Amazon Hotel?
who is buddy willard?
Esther's successful friend
What is isolation?
A theme that underscores esther's feelings of disconnection from others and herself.
when was he born?
Oct 27, 1932
What is alienation?
It's esther's struggles with her identity
What is sleeping pills?
Esther uses them to try attempt suicide.
Who is Marco?
Esther's first real date in NYC
What is skiing?
An activity Esther's likes doing.
What was she know for?
Her poems
What is gender roles?
It highlights the pressures placed on women in 1950s
What is Ladies Day?
A magazine for which Esther works during her summer internship.
Who is DR. Nolan?
Esther's psychiatrist
What is loss of innocence?
Esther's experiences with mental illness.
Who is Sylvia Plath?
A author know for her poems
What is identity?
It reflects in esther's journey through mental illness.
What is a mental institution?
A place where esther finds a sense of peace and recovery.
Who is Valerie?
She is a fellow patient at the mental institution.
What is her diaphragm?
The item Esther throws off the roof
When did she write her first poem?
What is mental health?
It explored through Esther's experiences with electroshock therapy
What is caviar?
The food esther refuses to eat.