The bell jar and catcher in th
The bell jar and catcher in thThe Bell Jar and Catcher In The Rye
In the book The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, a young adult by the name of Esther Greenwood tells her story of her everyday struggle with life. Her coming of age is very difficult, and she does not know where she fits in society. In The Catcher and the Rye, Holden Caulfield also is trying to find his way in life. He too faces many mental and social challenges. In both novels, these characters go through many struggles to find their path in life.
In both books, Holden and Esther were in a stage of their lives that proved to be very difficult mentally on each of them. Holden, at the age of sixteen, had been in a private school and left. He ventured off into the city to face the hardships that came with the package. Esther, an award-winning student was sent to New York on a scholarship. Both of these characters ended up in places that they did not fit in. When Esther was in New York, she tried to be someone she wasn’t. This caused her to not enjoy her stay; she merely put on a facade. Holden on the other hand couldn’t stand people trying to be what they weren’t. He called these people “phonies”. At the slightest reason, he would tell himself that the person was a fake. As the time lengthened, both of these young adults fell into a deeper hole of depression. Neither in which realized their mental collapses. As their conditions get worse, the thought of suicide enters both their minds.
After each character had reached their ultimate low, thoughts of suicide crossed their minds. Holden stated, “I woke up singing this morning. I mean, I was happy and all. But last night, what I really felt like was jumping out the window. All I could...
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