Jay Cee is the editor of “Ladies’ day Magazine,” she is also the boss of Esther. Jay Cee is a married women who wears suits, hats, and thick eyeglasses. She tries to make herself more appealing with feminine like pastel colors. Many people would say she is smart and excellent with her management skills, however, strict. In the book “The Bell Jar” Doreen, who is Esthers’ roommate, stated, “Jay Cee’s ugly as sin, I bet that old husband of hers turns out all the lights before he gets near her or he’d puke otherwise.” (Pdf. Pg. 5) However, Esther viewed her differently. In the book she replies back to Doreens’ thoughts by stating, “She wasn’t one of the fashion magazine gushers with fake eyelashes and giddy jewelry. Jay Cee had brains, so her plug-ugly looks didn’t seem to matter.”(Pdf. Pg. 5) In the book you can tell Jay Cee takes her job very seriously. When Esther was falling behind she brought her into her office and made sure to get her back on track. Jay Cee gives her some advice and suggest that Esther should study languages as a key to becoming successful in the business of editing magazines or any other work in publishing. This shows me that Jay Cee can also be somewhat caring and want what’s best for the girls; at one point in the story Esther even compares her to her very own mother. My view on Jay Cee is that she is a wonderful role model for females. Being that the story took place in the 1950’s I know how hard it must have been for women to actually succeed and step out the “housewife” zone.  I wouldn’t mind having someone like Jay Cee around who is a successful business/career women.