The Bell Jar Term Papers

The Bell Jar is American writer Sylvia Plath's only novel, which was originally published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" in 1963.

The Bell Jar is semi-autobiographical with the names of places and people changed.

The novel is often regarded as a roman à clef, with the protagonist's descent into mental illness paralleling Plath's own experiences with what may have been either bipolar disorder or clinical depression.

Sylvia Plath committed suicide a month after its first publication.

The The Bell Jar was published under Plath's name for the first time in 1966.

The Bell Jar term papers include:

• Term Paper - Analysis of Identity in the Bell Jar
• Term Paper - Analysis of the Reasons Behind the Suicide Attempts in the Bell Jar
• Term Paper - Comparative Analysis of Sexual Ideals Imposed by Society in the Bell Jar and the Catcher in the Rye
• Term Paper - Comparative Analysis of Sylvia Plath and Esther in the Bell Jar
• Term Paper - Complete Analysis of the Bell Jar
• Term Paper - The 3 Stages of the Spiraling Insanity in the Bell Jar

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