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The English extended essay was written on the book The Bell Jar. The IB graded the EE as an A and gave it a 27/34. Would highly recommend it if you are looking for guidance and inspiration with writing a high-quality EE. Please do not copy any information in the EE as it can lead to plagiarism and ...

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  • July 23, 2023
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  • ib english
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An Exploration of Criticism of Gender
Inequality in The Bell Jar

Research Question: How does Plath use Esther's rejection of
patriarchal beliefs, in the novel The Bell Jar, as a motive to
criticize gender inequality in the American culture of the 1950s?

Subject: Language and literature

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Category: 1

Word Count: 3946

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Table of Contents

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….3

Literary Analysis…………………………………………………………………………....4

- Part 1: Rejection of Marriage and its responsibility…………………………...4

● 1.1: Ambitions for Poetry…………………………………………………..5

● 1.2: Hatred Towards Child Bearing in Marriage……………………….7

● 1.3: Pre-Matrimony Virginity………………………………………………9

- Part 2: Rejection of Female Identity…………………………………………….10

● 2.1: Mrs. Greenwood………………………………………………………11

● 2.2: Mrs. Willard…………………………………………………………...12

Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………….14

Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………….16

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Introduction

The plight of women's rights has often been an essential discussion in past or current

literature. Feminist literature often serves as an outlet for many to provide criticism towards

gender inequality as a political act to enact change. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is a fictional

autobiography that confronts gender inequality regarding unbalanced power, sexual double

standard, the pursuit of individualism, the search for self-hood, and the demands of nurturing.

The Bell Jar, set in 1953, follows nineteen-year-old Esther Greenwood, a college student from

Massachusetts, selected for a month-long course in New York City at the Ladies’ Day magazine.

Esther describes that her time in New York city leaves her “very still and very empty” (p. 3) due

to identity struggles. Continuing onwards, Esther leaves NYC to spend summer with her mother

after being denied from a writing class and attempted rape. During her summer with her

mother, Esther is diagnosed with Psychotic Depression and chooses to end her life by

overdosing on sleeping pills. Esther survives her suicide attempt and seeks electric-shock

therapy to find her identity as a woman.

In The Bell Jar, Plath commonly uses rejection of patriarchal beliefs, integrated as a trait

in Esther’s character, as a means to criticize gender inequality. This essay explores, analyzes, and

evaluates how Plath uses the theme of rejection as a means to criticize gender inequality. This

raises the question: How does Plath use Esther's rejection of patriarchal beliefs, in the novel

The Bell Jar, as a motive to criticize gender inequality in the American culture of the 1950s?

Additionally, the overarching theme of rejection is explored through Esther’s rejection of

marriage, and rejection of female identity in The Bell Jar.

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