The Bell Jar: Marriage & Gender Roles

Sylvia is a woman with big dreams and aspirations in life. In the time period she's living in there are expectations for women within society, within relationships and within the home and all of those expectations feel burdensome and confining.  She feels trapped and forced to choose her future based on what she is or isn't willing to sacrifice of herself to achieve them. She wants to be loved but she doesn't want the burden of a man's expectations for her inside their relationship and within the home. Gender based expectations are still being perpetuated in today's society for men and women both. And it's something I get excited talking about.