The protagonist claims to detest children and her patron is Philomena Guinea.
The protagonist claims to detest children and her patron is Philomena Guinea. Though she claims that Doreen is "dirty common slag", she befriends and emulates her in nearly every fashion.* Her boyfriend, Buddy Willard, is diagnosed with tuberculosis and is moved to a sanatorium for treatment, while she attempts to cope with life in New York. Irwin, a professor of mathematics, has sex with the protagonist, fulfilling her obsession with losing her virginity, and she attempts suicide, resulting in a stay at a mental hospital, where she receives electroshock therapy. FTP, name this book by Sylvia Plath, which details the experiences of Esther Greenwood and which is sometimes called a feminine _Catcher in the Rye_.
The protagonist claims to detest children and her patron is Philomena Guinea.
{The}{ Bell Jar} (accept either Esther or Greenwood before this book)