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In the story 'The Bell Jar' Why is the story 'The Bell Jar' and what is the significance of it?

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It is called the bell jar because Esther says that she feels that she feels almost as if she has been stuck under a bell jar.

Also, the story is comparing the effects of being under a bell jar, which would distort the view/perspective of one beneath it, to the effects of being depressed or living in a world one does not fit in with

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