Pod steklenim zvonom: Vloga ženske v Steklenem zvonu Sylvie Plath

Veleski, Rebeka Eva (avtor), Širca, Alen Albin (mentor)

V diplomski nalogi sem obravnavala roman Sylvie Plath Stekleni zvon. Poglavitni cilj te diplomske naloge je prikazati kako je družbena situacija v petdesetih letih dvajsetega stoletja vplivala na Esther in posredno ustvarila njen lasten stekleni zvon. Začela sen z razlago steklenega zvona kot simbola in nadaljevala z analiziranjem problemov, ki jih ta zajema. V prvem delu jedra sem posvetila pozornost ženskemu položaju v letu 1950, to poglavje služi kot družbeno in zgodovinsko ozadje romana. Naslednje poglavje se navezuje na spolnost, kako je bila ta dojemana v romanu in kakšen odnos ima do nje protagonistka Esther. Temu sledi poglavje namenjeno zakonu in družini, kjer obravnavam pričakovanja do žensk glede zakonskega in materinskega življenja. Za končno tematiko sem si izbrala medicino, katero razčlenim na ginekologijo, kontracepcijo in na psihiatrijo. Prišla sem do ugotovitve, da pod Estherinim steklenim zvonom tičijo notranji konflikti in zunanje prisile, ki izhajajo iz patriarhalne družbe, kar vodi v njen občutek ujetosti, odtujenosti in depresije. Poglavitni cilj te diplomske naloge je prikazati kako je družbena situacija v petdesetih letih dvajsetega stoletja vplivala na Esther in posredno ustvarila njen lasten stekleni zvon.

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: ameriška književnost, Sylvia Plath: Stekleni zvon, ženske, družbena vloga, zakonska zveza, psihiatrija
• Vrsta gradiva: Diplomsko delo/naloga
• Organizacija: FF - Filozofska fakulteta
• Leto izida: 2025
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-174826
• COBISS.SI-ID: 254346499
• Datum objave v RUL: 10.10.2025

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Naslov: Under the bell jar

Izvleček

Undergraduate thesis discusses Sylvia Plath’s novel The Bell Jar. The goal of this thesis is to unravel the defining qualities of the bell jar symbol and connect them to the female standing in the 50s, specifically in the United States of America. This thesis starts with an explanation of the bell jar as a symbol and continues on with analysing the problems it embodies. The start of the body first focuses on women’s lives in the 1950s, this chapter serves as a societal and historical background for the novel. The following section addresses the issue of sexuality, how it is perceived in the novel and the relationship the protagonist, Esther, has with it. This is then succeeded by a chapter dedicated to marriage and family, where I delve in to the expectations that are thrown onto women when it comes to matrimony and motherhood. For my final topic I chose medicine as the main subject, which I then further divided into three sections, those being gynaecology, contraception, and psychiatry. I came to the conclusion that hiding under Esthers’ bell jar are internal conflicts and external pressures stemming from a patriarchal society, which leads Esther to a sense of confinement, alienation, and depression.

• Ključne besede: American literature, Sylvia Plath: The Bell jar, women, societal role, matrimony, psychiatry