The Bell Jar 10

Throughout the novel, Esther had always dreamt of sleeping with a man. Esther had always wanted to sleep with a man but did not want to worry about what could possible come with it such as pregnancy. Finally, the opportunity to have sex arose when she met Irwin. Irwin was a math professor at Harvard. After sleeping with Irwin, Esther was not satisfied. She complained of it hurting reprehensibly. Afterwards, Esther began to bleed a tremendous amount. She showed Joan how much she was bleeding, and Joan immediately sent her to the hospital. The doctors said that it was very unusual to have that much bleeding after her first sexual experience. In conclusion, Esther’s first sexual experience was nowhere near what she had dreamt of.