At least the books I have seen or read about depression have characters with either extreme backgrounds (ex: novels like Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, My Year of Rest and Relaxation) or “ordinary” people set in very difficult situations, such as death of loved ones (I adore The Catcher in The Rye, but I think it belongs to this category given his brother’s death and his possibly being a child molestation victim).
I wonder if there’s novels that explore how anyone can fall into depression without “extreme” cause, or more like, how anything can be an extreme cause of depression depending on circumstances, if this makes sense – maybe one way to put this is, anything can be a hell?
I’d love to have suggestions for classics or literary novels that have been highly acclaimed, but at the same time, I’d appreciate any suggestion.Thank you!
by Comfortable-Treat346