The Bell Jar 8

Philomena Guinea suggests that Esther go to a new, different asylum. Guinea had gone to one when she was growing up and thought that Esther should give it a try. Esther and her mother agree, and Guinea flies to Boston to take Esther to the new hospital. Esther’s new doctor is Dr. Nolan, who also happens to be a woman. Esther gets daily injections of insulin and later gets a lobotomy. She becomes happier and moves into a sunnier room. Esther loves her new hospital and does not want to leave. If she had been forced to stay where she was, I think that she would have literally gone insane or gotten so depressed that she would have killed herself.