Focus on blood. From the period that won’t come (the “bell jar” of the womb) to the blood of defloration. Argue that Plath views the female body as a site of horror that can only be escaped via the mind’s retreat into glass-like numbness.
Analyze the New York section. Discuss the “dumb bunny” persona. Show how Esther performs being a young professional while internally dissociating. la campana di vetro
Contrast Dr. Gordon (male, patronizing, brutal) with Dr. Nolan (female, clinical, liberating). Argue that Plath suggests the cure is not the removal of depression, but the removal of patriarchal judgment. Focus on blood