Paper Key : IRJ************624
Author: Anupama C V
Date Published: 11 Apr 2025
Abstract
Mental health acts as the state of mental well-being which influences how people think, act and feel throughout their lives. Mental illness explained through literature investigates the human condition including the individual struggles and attitudes. Both mental health and mental illness have been significant themes in literature throughout history. Literature provides the space to explore the concept of mental health in myriad ways. Starting with the authors, literature delves deep in to the human mind and provides insights into the various issues people struggle with. Beyond individual experiences, literature uses mental illness as a metaphor for broader existential societal struggles, often delving in to trauma, resilience and the pursuit of connection. This research paper tries to investigate the portrayal of mental health and mental illness in literature by focussing on how these issues are represented and explored in works of fiction. The study will examine the work No Straight Thing Was Ever Made: Essays on Mental Health by Urvashi Bahuguna.
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