The Bell Jar

     Recently, I started the Bell Jar. From what I can tell,  the main character us a young girl who has an exciting internship in New York City for the summer. She's from the suburbs  Boston, and could use this glamorous change. He name is Esther Greenwood. 
      Although I'm not very far into the book,  I'm just having trouble figuring out Esther. I guess this is part of the intrigue of the book and, if it is, it's working. I'm really enjoying what I have started, and I've hardly started anything.  So anyway, I'm having trouble figuring out Esther.
     She's not the typical character. I have noticed that in most books I read, female characters are portrayed in two different ways. Either they are very girly and are interested in boys, makeup, clothing and popularity, or their way to cool to care about those silly things. They are in to being themselves, and are high above those "fake" girls.
    To be honest, this kind of makes me angry. Although this isn't true for every book with a teenage girl or young female adult, it is true for many. These are not the only types of girls in existence. Authors, look around. Notice that each and every persons unique, and the kinds of people that there are in the world vary so much it's impossible to pin down!  So why does it look like, from my side of the book, that that's not true in the novelists world? 
     So far, Esther doesn't fit into either of these two categories. I should think this is good, and I do. But I'm also kind of mad at myself for being surprised by this. I'm being convinced that there's a limit to how many kinds of people exist. But at the same time, I ask myself, how can I be convinced? How can I be convinced when there are so many different people, even in my own classroom?
      Esther Greenwood likes parties. She liked to beautify herself, and likes working on her magazine, and she likes nice adventures and her housemates. However, she's more than this. She's herself, and she's not afraid to like who she likes, and she just honestly can't get excited about her new adventure. 
      I can get this worked up, and can tell this much in only the 7th page. This is going to be a good book.