1. Creeper - on Her Third Husband -shows Esther Her Other Domestic "Option" - Esther Doesn't Like The Suburbs Because She Has No Real Future

2. Esther's Boss At The Magazine - ambitious And Career-driven - Esther Envies Her Success - not Physically Attractive - masculine

3. Just Finished Junior Year Of College - grew Up In Boston Suburbs With Mother And Brother -father Died When She Was Nine -attractive - Talented - Lucky - Tall -so Many Problems (Refer To Last Notecard)

4. Famous - Wealthy Novelist -gives Esther A Scholarship To Attend College -pay's For Esther's Stay In The Private Mental Hospital

5. Tall - Dark - Well-dressed -takes Esther On A Date To A Country Club -hates Women - Violent And Sadistic -believes Women Are Sluts -almost Rapes Esther

6. Female Doctor - Esther's Psychiatrist At The Private Mental Hospital - Esther Learns To Trust And Love Dr. Nolan -acts As A Kind And Understanding Mother Figure - encourages Esther's Unusual Thinking -"Cures" Esther - uses Shock Treatments

7. Esther's Mom's Friend - buddy's Mom -protective Over Her Son -tries To Set Esther Up With Buddy -traditional Ideas About The Roles Men And Women Should Play -believes Sex Comes After Marriage

8. Esther's First Lover -tall - Intelligent - Homely -math Professor At Harvard -charming And Seductive - not Super Responsible Or Caring

9. Male Doctor - Esther's First Psychiatrist - Esther Distrusts Him -concerned Only About His Reputation And Career - does Not Really Know How To Help Esther

10. Esther's Mother - lost Husband - Leaving Her With Young Children -husband Has Inadequate Life Insurance So Family Was Poor -struggles To Make A Living By Typing And Shorthand -loves Esther But Worries About Her Future -pressures Esther Into Joining Societal Norms - believes Esther Can Fix Her Mental Problems By Simply Stopping Being Messed Up (Meaning Esther Is Choosing To Be Mentally Ill)

11. Doreen's Love Interest - Esther Is Present During His Animalistic - Violent Sexual Encounter With Doreen -esther's First Sexual Experience

12. The Greenwoods' Neighbor - Catholic Woman With Six Children And A Seventh On The Way -chooses To Start A Family Instead Of Have A Job - shows Esther The Domestic "Option" She Could Pursue

13. Un Interpreter -takes Esther On A Date As Requested By Mrs. Willard -handsome - Thoughtful - And Accomplished-seems Sexually Uninterested In Esther - To Seduce Esther But Ends Up Falling Asleep From Boredom -doesn't Want To Sleep With And Ruin A Girl Who Is The "Marry" Type

14. Esther's Friend In NY -blond - Beautiful - Sexy - Esther Envies Doreen's Nonchalance In Social Situations -represents A Rebellion Against Social Norms That Esther Admires But Cannot Entirely Embrace -engages In Animalistic Sex In Front Of Esther - Intimidating Esther

15. Esther's Companion In The Mental Hospital - large - Horsy Woman - Esther Envied Joan's Social And Athletic Success - once Dated Buddy - Which Helped Her Discover She Was Gay - sees Esther's Suicide Attempt In The News So She Dies To Commit Suicide - is Committed To Esther's Mental Hospital - kills Herself

16. Pretty - Wholesome Girl From Kansas -esther's Friend In NY - Esther Feels More Like Betsy Than Doreen -cannot Relate To Betsy's Cheerfulness And Optimism -represents The Civilized - Non-rebellious Suburbs

17. Esther's College Boyfriend - good Looking - Athletic - Book Smart -graduated From Yale And Went To Medical School -sees Jane As A Wife - Not A Real Person - has Sex With A Waitress - Betraying Esther And Making Her Think All Men Are Hypocrites - doesn't Understand Esther's Love For Poetry -represents Everything That Society Tells Esther She Should Want -Esther's Buddy - Not Boyfriend - inspired Esther To Embrace Her Femininity By Getting A Diaphragm -inspires Joan Be To Tender Rather Than Dominant Like Esther (Becomes Lesbian)