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These patients at Rockland State Hospital have become sleepy due to drug treatments. In the 1950s, alternative therapies emerged which allowed disturbed patients to live without restraints or even outside institutions.

1. The Bell Jar: Introduction
2. The Bell Jar: Summary
3. The Bell Jar: Sylvia Plath Biography
4. The Bell Jar: Themes
5. The Bell Jar: Historical Context
6. The Bell Jar: Critical Overview
7. The Bell Jar: Character Analysis
   1. Joan Gilling
   2. Esther Greenwood
   3. Buddy Willard
   4. Other Characters
8. The Bell Jar: Essays and Criticism
   1. Lack of Choices in 1950
   2. Plath's The Bell Jar as Female Bildungsroman
   3. Waiting for the Voice to Crack
9. The Bell Jar: Compare and Contrast
10. The Bell Jar: Topics for Further Study
11. The Bell Jar: Media Adaptations
12. The Bell Jar: What Do I Read Next?
13. The Bell Jar: Bibliography and Further Reading
14. The Bell Jar: Pictures
15. Copyright