Dr. Gordon

Esther does not like Dr. Gordon for many reasons. Esther though, at first is excited to meet Dr. Gordon because she hopes he can help her find out what's wrong with her and she is hoping that he will help her. But after spending time with him, she decides that he is not a very good person and does not help at all, but in fact makes her feel worse.
The first time we see that Esther does not like Dr. Gordon is when she sees his family. He has a good looking family complete with a cute wife and kids. She does not like this because it represents everything that she was not apart of. She did not want to be married, nor did she want to have a family. She wanted nothing to do with it. Dr. Gordon, during the first therapy session, also asks Esther what she thinks is wrong with her. This confuses Esther because these sessions, in her mind, are supposed to be the doctor finding out what's wrong, not herself. This made her confused and angry. She thought that it was a waste of time. After a couple of therapy sessions, Dr. Gordon decides that she "needs" shock therapy, which conveniently would take place at his hospital.
I think that Dr. Gordon does no good for Esther. The shock therapy greatly hurts her and Dr. Gordon's styles and methods confuse and throw Esther off. She simply wants to learn what's wrong with her, and she wants to know how to get better. Dr. Gordon complicated things and made her think more about herself, when in reality she wanted a quick fix. Now she's just as depressed and even a little bit more confused.