Bell jar

( I accidentally answered skipped a question and have been answering a question ahead of what I should be answering. Last thursday I talked about the hospital she was at when she was first found after she took the pills, and when it asked about why Esther tries to kill herself, i talked about the razor instance I think, so here is my Dr. Gordon question that I skipped.)

Before she goes to Dr. Gordon, Esther assumes that she will be able to walk into his office, and he will look at her and solve all of her problems. When she meets Dr. Gordon for the first time, she notices right away that he is an attractive man. Then, she looks at his desk and sees a picture of his perfect family, dog and all, that is half facing her and half facing him. She gets really upset at this because she feels like he is doing that to show off that he has a perfect family. Then when he starts asking her to tell him what she thinks is wrong with her, he doesn't really do anything to acknowledge that he has any idea what is wrong, or that he really cares. He asks her what college she went to, and if it had some program he was affiliated with, which just shows he doesn't really care about figuring out Esther's problems, and he would rather talk about something that has no significance. He does not give any advice, and at the end of their meeting, all he says is "I'll see you next week." His sessions are $25 a hour, and after a few sessions he recommends that Esther goes to his hospital, for shock treatments. Dr. Gordon isn't helping Esther at all, he is just doing it to get money. He hasn't given her any advice or help since she started going there, and the only thing he has done was shock her, and cause her pain.