Statements (116)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:novel
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:graphic_novel gptkb:theater gptkb:film |
| gptkbp:adaptation_year |
gptkb:1979
|
| gptkbp:adaptations |
gptkb:The_Bell_Jar_(1979_film)
The Bell Jar (stage play) |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Sylvia_Plath
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| gptkbp:available_formats |
gptkb:audiobook
ebook hardcover paperback |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:none
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| gptkbp:censorship |
banned in some schools
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| gptkbp:character |
mental health
societal expectations personal identity |
| gptkbp:character_development |
Esther's career aspirations
Esther's journey Esther's relationships |
| gptkbp:character_relationships |
Esther and Buddy Willard
Esther and Doreen Esther and Dr. Gordon Esther and Joan Esther and her mother |
| gptkbp:cover_art |
various artists
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| gptkbp:critical_analysis |
feminist literary criticism
psychoanalytic criticism |
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
controversial
mixed reviews |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
iconic status
influenced feminist literature considered a classic cult status |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
gptkb:popular_culture
popular media referenced in literature referenced in popular music referenced in television shows |
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
American literature
feminist literature |
| gptkbp:director |
gptkb:Larry_Peerce
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| gptkbp:film |
gptkb:Marilyn_Hassett
English |
| gptkbp:film_debut |
the novel by Sylvia Plath
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| gptkbp:film_lead |
gptkb:Marilyn_Hassett
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| gptkbp:first_edition |
gptkb:Harper_&_Row
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:drama
autobiographical novel psychological fiction semi-autobiographical fiction |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bell Jar
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| gptkbp:influence |
confessional poetry
young women writers |
| gptkbp:influenced |
young adult literature
modern literature feminist literature mental health discourse modern feminist writers |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
Sylvia Plath's own life
Plath's own life |
| gptkbp:isbn |
978-0061148481
978-0-06-114851-4 |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:literary_devices |
gptkb:metaphor
symbolism imagery irony allusion |
| gptkbp:literary_significance |
highly regarded
seminal work explores women's roles in society explores the struggle with mental health |
| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Esther_Greenwood
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| gptkbp:narrative |
subjective
Esther's perspective |
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
first-person
introspective |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ The silence depressed me. It wasn't the silence of silence. It was my own silence.”
“ I was supposed to be having the time of my life.” I felt very still and very empty. I was supposed to be having the time of my life. The silence depressed me. " I was supposed to be having the time of my life." " I felt very still and very empty." " The silence depressed me." “ I couldn't see the point of getting up. I had nothing to look forward to.” “ I wanted to be where nobody I knew could come.” “ I felt very still and very empty.” |
| gptkbp:page_count |
288
|
| gptkbp:plot |
linear
|
| gptkbp:protagonist |
gptkb:Writer
|
| gptkbp:published |
gptkb:1963
|
| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Harper_&_Row
Heinemann |
| gptkbp:release_year |
gptkb:1979
gptkb:2019 |
| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
extensive
|
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:New_York_City
1950s America |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
gptkb:bell_jar
the fig tree the bell jar the bell jar itself |
| gptkbp:theatre_adaptation_director |
gptkb:Penny_Woolcock
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| gptkbp:theatre_adaptation_genre |
gptkb:musical
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| gptkbp:theatre_adaptation_location |
gptkb:London
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| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:identity
gptkb:feminism mental illness |
| gptkbp:themes |
gptkb:identity
gptkb:feminism mental illness |
| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:The_Bell_Jar
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| gptkbp:translated_into |
multiple languages
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