Bell Jar, 13-14

At the new asylum, the people there are not very positive. When she firsts gets the the asylum, she says she is blind and one of the nurses simply says yes you are but it is ok, you will find a blind husband. The truth was she was not blind, and the nurse did not do a good job trying to calm down Esthers nerves. Also, the nurses are quick to get angry at the patients, and you would think at a place where there are mentally unstable and suicidal people, they would try their best on making it a positive environment for them, and try to use as much positive reienforcement as possible in order to make them better in the long run. Also, another example of them being negative is when Esther wants to look at herself in the mirror. Instead of the nurse making up an excuse about why she can't see a mirror, she simply says, you won't be happy with what you see because it is not beautiful. This is not something that would help a person with so many problems, like Esther has. It is probally better for Esther to be moved to Mrs. Moles room, because she does not take all of the crowds well. she says she hates talking to groups now, so this would probally limit th eneed to talk in a group some. Also, if she is so secluded, then random people might stop going to visit her.