The bell jar crossword
Across
- 3. A controversial mental health treatment Esther receives
- 5. The doctor who performs Esther's Electroconvulsive Therapy
- 6. Esther's hypocritical ex-boyfriend who is in medical school
- 8. Where Esther interned: Ladie's ___ magazine
- 9. A fellow patient who parallels Esther's mental health journey
- 10. Esther's college major
- 12. Their execution is referenced in the novel's opening
- 14. The subject of Esther's inner conflict and inner rebellion
- 15. A common diagnosis for women in 1950s psychiatry
Down
- 1. A rebellious friend Esther meets in New York
- 2. A symbol of Esther's mental suffocation and isolation
- 4. The 1950s ideal of feminine perfection that Esther finds oppressive
- 7. Esther wins an internship at one in New York City
- 11. A deeply relatable metaphor used to represent Esther's fear of choosing a life path
- 13. A facility where Esther is institutionalized