Date of Award
Summer 8-1-1995
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Jeannie Thomas
Abstract
This thesis focuses on Sylvia Plath and the idea of doubleness in The Bell Jar. Plath's past experiences are closely linked to the novel. Her psychological breakdown and recovery provided Plath with basic plot structure. It also influenced Plath's preoccupation with the concept of the double. In forming these double characters, Plath studied several psychoanalysts, including Sigmund Freud and Otto Rank.
Recommended Citation
Allen, Kimberly Kae, "The Double in The Bell Jar" (1995). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3194.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/3194
Included in
Comparative Literature Commons, Literature in English, North America Commons, Women's Studies Commons