TRIGGER WARNING! This episode contains sensitive material. Professor Read dives into the depths of madness with Sylvia Plath’s only novel, The Bell Jar. What is madness? How is it caused? Why would a normal person living a good life suddenly fall into a downward spiral of emptiness? Join Professor Read as he discusses these difficult questions and tries to understand what causes madness. This will not be an easy road to walk down; however, it is paramount in order to keep our mind informed. ---- For this episode, the following sources were used:Chiasson, Dan, et al. “Sylvia Plath's Last Letters.” The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2018, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/05/sylvia-plaths-last-letters.; Feinmann, Jane. “Rhyme, Reason and Depression.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 16 Feb. 1993, www.theguardian.com/books/1993/feb/16/biography.sylviaplath.; Plath, Sylvia, et al. The Bell Jar. Harper Perennial, 2005.; Tsank, Stephanie. “The Bell Jar: A Psychological Case Study.” Plath Profiles: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Sylvia Plath Studies: Essays, Poetry, Reviews, vol. 3, 2010, pp. 166–177., https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/plath/article/view/4714/4350