The Bell Jar

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Significance of the Bell Jar

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The bell jar symbolizes isolation and confinement. In this instance, the confinement is emotional, as Esther cannot escape the thoughts and feelings in her own head. Esther's feelings that she's trapped within the jar (how she describes it) prevents her from relating to the people around her. 

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