"I felt very still and empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel, moving dully along in the middle of the surrounding hullabaloo."

Having landed a summer internship at the prestigious Ladies' Day magazine, 19-year-old Esther Greenwood moves to New York City to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. What is supposed to be a grand adventure in the big city turns into a waking nightmare, with Esther questioning her decision to pursue a career—after all, she could marry her college sweetheart and become a housewife. The events in New York slowly consume Esther's life, plunging her into a deep depression that she may never recover from.

Based on the events of Sylvia Plath's youth, The Bell Jar is a delicate exploration of one young woman's struggles with mental health and the desire to carve out her own path in the restrictive society of 1950s America.

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