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The Bell JarThe book starts with the setting in New York as the chief(prenominal) character ispondering the execution of the Rosenbergs. Esther the main character is inNew York because of contest held by a mold magazine. While in New YorkEsther tells about her life by the encounters shes had. She is a collegestudent and is in the honors courses. The whole trip to New York had messedup Esters substance of thinking. For example before she went to New York she hadplaned to finish college and become a poet or English professor, but now shehad no idea.When Esther returned home she became very depressed. She precious todisregard the whole New York experience by taking a exclusive summer writingcourse. Only the best of the best writers had been qualified to be excepted to thisclass and Esther was sure she had made it until her m early(a) had told her she wasnot accepted. This was what pushed Esther over the edge. She became more andmore obsessed about how she would kill herself and pl aned it out carefully.When the quantify came she just couldnt do it. So she began to preoccupied herselfby thinking of other ways of death. She couldnt sleep or read this botheredher because she loved to read. ultimately she went to see a doctor who gave hershock treatments. This made Esther even worsened an so she slipped even deeperinto her depressed state. She knew the bell jar was almost on the whole apon herand there was nothing she could do to prevent...