The Bell Jar Identity Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

[Joan's] thoughts were not my thoughts, nor her feelings my feelings, but we were close enough so that her thoughts and feelings seemed a wry, black image of my own. (18.50)

Even as Esther feels herself splitting up into multiple personalities, she sees herself in others' situations, like the Rosenbergs and her friend Joan.