Doreen - represents esters rebellious side

She is rebellious young women who is Esther's roommate at the hotel in New York. Esther wants to please Doreen, and spends most of her time with her

'like a secret voice speaking straight out of my bones'

Betsy - represents Esther wanting to conform to society

Mrs Willard - 1950's women

She is Buddy's mother a dedicated homemaker, who is determined to set up Buddy and Esther

Buddy - 1950's ideal man

He is Esther's former boyfriend from her hometown. Esther adored him until he slept with a waitress who worked at a restaurant with him. He proposes to her at one point, and Esther laughs it off and then argues about how unrealistic and hypocritical he is

Constantine-

Is a simultaneous interpreter with a foreign accent, got Esther's phone number from Mrs. Willard. They go on a date together and Esther sleeps the night at his apartment

Marco - women hater, he is in love with his cousin who has gone to be a nun

He is a Peruvian man and friend of Lenny Shepard, is set up to take Esther to a party and ends up abusing her.

'The ground soared and struck me with a soft shock' he hits her
'if I just lie here and do nothing it will happen' meaning he will rape her and she is just going to accept and summit allowing male dominance
When he calls her a 'Slut!' she begins to fight back 'I began to writhe and bite' this links to limited view's of women as they were only viewed as sluts or wives

Dr Nolan- befriends Esther and she represents the more modern approach to mental illness.

She is Esther's doctor at the countryside hospital. She is a slim young woman who manages to connect with Esther more than any other doctor. She also administers shock therapy to Esther and does it correctly, which leads to positive results.

Dr Gordon

Joan - follows the same path as Esther but it is only when Joan commits suicide that Esther breaks away from her and gets better

She is an old friend of Esther, is mentally unstable and eventually commits suicide after living in the asylum with Esther for a while.

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Higher English Note on The Bell Jar Part 2 , created by Katie Bryden on 01/06/2014.

The Bell Jar Part 2