Fatima Al-Khansa Yousif2017-09-272017-09-272016http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5561A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English LiteratureABSTRACT In the novel “The Bell Jar” by the American novelist Sylvia Plath, the narrator and protagonist, Esther Greenwood, represents a semi-autobiographical double character of Plath herself. That can be sensed in the way in which Esther Greenwood deals with mourning over the loss of her father, the disconnected relationship with her mother and her society’s beliefs about women. This study analyzes Plath’s life period including six months in the novel, which is related closely with the two experiences: death and rebirth on one side and committing suicide on the other one. The researcher uses “The Bell Jar” original book with its details to analyze the cases which involve her experience in life. This research is an attempt to obtain the important issues of woman’s position in the society, as she is a lacking creature with limited functions. The results of this study show that the society’s point of view towards woman may lead her to permanents depression and which may lead her to think seriously of suicide as it shown in the novel.English Literature