1. Do Now: Meet back up with your dialogue partner, be ready to hand in and present in 6 minutes.

2. Chapter 6
I thought it sounded just like the sort of drug a man would invent…” Turn to page 66 to review this excerpt.

3. Esther and Parenthood
What is Esther saying about parenting and child birth?
Figurative language: “long, blind, door less and windowless corridor of pain was waiting to open up and shut her in again.
Corridor- a long passage way that leads into rooms. -Does this sound like the kind of corridor you would want your life going down?
Are Esther’s views different from the traditional 1950’s view on parenthood/marriage and the female role?

4. Images from the 1950’s

5. What is sexist about these advertisements?
Write down your answer in your journal.
Sexism- prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination on the basis of sex and/or gender.

6. Clip from The Bell Jar film
6:00- 12:30

7. After Buddy Unveils
“I didn’t know what to say. My mother and my grandmother had started hinting around to me a lot lately about what a fine, clean boy Buddy Willard was, coming from such a fine, clean family...” (p.68)

8. Who is Gladys?
What causes Esther’s view of Buddy to change?

9. Has Esther’s view of Buddy changed?
Find a quote from the text that shows her change in attitude towards Buddy:

10. Exit Slip On a separate sheet of paper
What caused Esther’s opinion of Buddy to change?
Do you think Esther is really done with Buddy? Why or why not?