In a message dated 12/20/01 8:51:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, SCJoniGuy writes:
> I think it was '63, Rose. But what I want to know is what is the > significance of "Bell Jar"?...it looks like it's a big glass beaker of some > kind. > > Joni of course uses "Bell Jar" in Ludwig's Song. (Judgement of the Moon & > Stars) > > Just wondering if anybody can shed any light on the significance of the > term. > I stand corrected, you're right Bob. It was 1963. I have my facts confused. She wrote the book in 1961. Back to the significance of "Bell Jar." Perhaps it means being in sort of a vacuum. Beethoven lost his hearing. Or perhaps a state of depression, confinement, mental institutions, the apparatus they use in electroshock therapy. I'm just guessing here, throwing out some thoughts. I use to think she was referring to Church Bells. ~rose NP: Shadows & Light
