Bell Jar 2

To avoid taking chemistry, Esther has a very elaborate plan. First she petitions the college to not take it. She says she's not a science major, and she would rather take an english class. Also since she got an A in physics she was confident she'd get an A in the class. She didn't want to take the course because it wasn't challenging enough and she'd rather have a course going towards her major. The really tricky thing was even though she didn't wanna do the work, she still said she'd go to the class to watch to "learn." She then uses the chemistry class as a study hall for english. The teacher is happy because she's not taking the class for the easy A and still "takes notes" and Esther is happy because she skips a science class and adds english. I don't think Esther finds science overwhelming. I just think she's smarter than everyone and is embarrassed by it. It also may be the uniformity of science she doesn't like. She doesn't fit in, and in science there isn't room for things that don't "fit" exactly how they're supposed to. In English there is more room for people like her, that can express herself without being right or wrong. Even though that could be one reason why she likes science I still believe the main reason is because she doesn't want to feel like an outcast because of her A while the others fail.