Tekmen, Hilal (2011) Analysis of the factors which have led Esther Greenwood to the level of mental disturbance. Other thesis, TED ANKARA COLLEGE FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL.
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Abstract
“The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath, as a semi-autobiographical novel, deals with the issue of female madness through the main character Esther Greenwood, based on the research question “analysis of the factors which have led Esther Greenwood to the level of mental disturbance”. In this work, the development of Esther Greenwood’s mental disturbance is evaluated by means of the factors which have been effective on this process. The factors are classified in four groups as Esther’s college memories, family relationships, men’s attitude towards women in the society and other women’s lifestyle. These factors are explained along with the support of the quotations from the novel. Female madness is determined as the basis of this work because mental disease is a controversial topic that should be paid attention. Although there are plenty of books that are based on the theme of lunacy, “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath is preferred in this work because it combines female madness with the author’s life which enables the readers to understand actual facts about the issue. Another reason why “The Bell Jar” is chosen is that it obviously reflects the social atmosphere of 1950’s in the USA. All in all, it can be stated that the conclusion reached in this work is that Esther Greenwood’s mental disturbance in “The Bell Jar” is the consequence of her distressed family relationships, unfavorable college life, the repressive approach of men towards women in the society and other young women’s lifestyle.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
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| Additional Information: | Supervisor: Mine Mavioğlu IB Notu: C |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PE English P Language and Literature > PS American literature |
| Depositing User: | Kamil Çömlekçi |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2011 06:29 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2019 10:53 |
| URI: | http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/168 |
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