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Main characters of the Bell Jar​ Esther Greenwood - Smart girl from Boston who got an internship to a magazine editor in New York for a paper she wrote on her trip with pygmies in Africa. She does not want to get married because because she will be enslaved in a way to her husband. Esther later gets admitted to a mental institutuion for trying to kill herself by overdosing on pain pills. While institiutionalized the first doctor she saw named Doctor Gordan messed up giving her shock treatments and she was scared and awake the whole time. Doreen - One of the girs interning wih Esther that comes from a society girls' college down south. She has bright white hair, blue eyes, and an amused mysterious sneer. Doreen has an outgoing personality and is good in social situation, and Esther is jealous of that. Buddy Willard - Esther's childhood friend that wants Esther to marry him,is a hypocrite, and has TB Buddy went to medical school, but had to put it on hold when he got TB. Mrs. Willard -Buddy's mother that introduces Esther to Constantin, and also wants Esther to marry Buddy. Jay Cee - Esther's female boss at the magazine editing company she interns at. Constanin - interpreter that Mrs. Willard introduced Esther to. Lenny Shepard - Doreen's boyfriend who is a disc jockey Betsy - One of the girls interning with Esther that she refers to as the Pollyanna Cowgirl. Betsy does not want Esther around Doreen. Joan - a big girl at the institution with Esther whom Esther has a lot in common with, and Esther almost considers Joan her other half. Joan hangs herself in the woods Dr. Nolan - Dr. Nolan is the doctor Esther sees after Dr. Gordan, Esther likes this doctor, and this doctor also helps Esther whereas the other doctor barely did anything except give Esther shock treatment and he even screwed that up. Irwin - Professor that had pale hairless skin like a boy genius. Esther sleeps with Irwin and afterwards has to go to the hospital and be examined by a doctor because of excessive bleeding.Irwin wrote out a blank check to the asylum when he talked to Esther because Esther told him that there was a 20 dollar bill that he had not paid for when it was sent to him. Finally, when Irwin asked Esther when he would be able to see him agin she said never and hung up the phone.
 * Dr. Gordan** - First doctor Esther sees while institutionalized. Dr. Gordan really does not help Esther at all. Dr. hurt Esther if anything because all that was done was Esther got shock therapy.