NEA English literature

I am planning to do the Bell Jar for my NEA English work and focus it on mental health however I am stuck what to compare it to. The book has to be pre-1900s, a play or prose and not a short novella/short story.

Help would be greatly appreciated thank you!! ☺️

Reply 1

ehy11

Original post by Libz333

I am planning to do the Bell Jar for my NEA English work and focus it on mental health however I am stuck what to compare it to. The book has to be pre-1900s, a play or prose and not a short novella/short story.
Help would be greatly appreciated thank you!! ☺️

Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' might be an interesting comparison as it explores the ideas of madness and loosing your mind, it also looks at feigned madness depending on the interpretation!

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Reply 2

cowboylikeme11

What about the Tennant of Wildfell Hall? Measure for Measure? Jane Eyre/Wuthering Heights (depending on your exam board, I don't know if these are set texts). Even Medea by Euripides is also something I would consider, depending if the text has to be English in origin.

Reply 3

Wilf G

Hi Libz333. If you'd like to study a novel, then 'The Woman in White' (Wilkie Collins) is quite a chonker of a read, but so-o-o good! See what you think ...

Reply 4

Libz333

Original post by Wilf G

Hi Libz333. If you'd like to study a novel, then 'The Woman in White' (Wilkie Collins) is quite a chonker of a read, but so-o-o good! See what you think ...