minor characters the bell jar
betsy:
quotes:
“polyanna cowgirl”
“sweetheart”
“it was betsy i resembled at heart”
themes:
reflects the mid-western country girl
innocent aspect of her (foil to doreen)
doreen:
quotes:
“dressing gowns the colour of sin”
“dumb as a post”
“doreen grew even heavier”
themes:
foil to betsy = angel / whore
another side to the male gaze
lenny:
quotes:
“cowboy boots”
themes:
animalistic with doreen (link to marco)
represents the epitome of men and expectations
jay cee:
quotes:
“ugly as sin”
“jay cee wanted to teach me something”
“jay cee had brains”
themes:
reduced to her sexuality
had to be smart to be valued
mother figure to esther (career and marriage)
philomeana guinea:
quotes:
“is there a boy in the case”
“philomeana guinea was buying my freedom”
themes:
successful older version of esther
enables esther to have better care
marco:
quotes:
“women haters were like gods”
“reminded me of a snake”
themes: