The title the bell jar can symbolic the emotional states of the character Esther The emotional state of Esther can be divided into several states The first state is about her internship life In the beginning of the book when Esther first time went to New York City for her summer internship she started to feel sick toward her surroundings As she described I didnt know what I was doing in New York I am stupid about execution The idea of being electrocuted makes me sickbut I couldnt help wondering