Esther's Diagnosis
At the end of the novel we are left with a scene of Esther going into the office to be evaluated. Is she going to be able to leave the asylum or not. Throughout the end of the novel she seems to be getting better and isn't trying to kill herself. She first seems to be getting better after Mrs. Guinea, "had flown back to Boston and taken me out of the cramped city hospital ward, and now she was driving me to a private hospital" (209). When Esther gets taken out of the ward, she is able to get more one-on-one treatment and free time. After she gets taken to Caplan she meets Dr. Nolan who becomes one of the most helpful people in the book. While she is in Caplan she is on insulin and unlike Mrs. Norris, she doesn't end up going to Wymark which is a "building for far worst people" (216). At first she is only able to stay in the building, but then she is given walking rights through the grounds. Then when Esther has a reaction, she starts to feel better. Afte...