Depressed Character example essay topic

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The fact that Renton, one of the main characters, starts off the book with severe junk withdrawal really sets the mood for the rest of the book. He also refers to most of his friends as. ".. a cunt. ". , which gives us a big insight into his dark, depressed character. The book is written for the most part in Edinborough dialect, and is a collection of disjointed, sickening and often gut-wrenching tales about a group of socially dysfunctional people, who could be described as "friends", in a very loose way. It lays bare to the base, coarse, and bleak souls of the junkies, wide boys, psychos and drunkards who exploit 'the system', and frequent the pubs and clubs of Edinborough, lining the pockets of the dealers, and keeping the 'filth' busy.

Welsh explores the terror of HIV, and other everyday issues in Edinborough, while at the same time somehow inserting a black humour and absurd irony into the depressing downward spiral of his characters' lives. .".. it may feel like a bad day in bedlam, but boy is it exhilarating". The novel is very uncomfortable, but in some ways a breath of fresh air, freed from the monotony of political correctness, and straight into the disturbing world of the no-hopes, addicts and schizos. The stories we hear are retched from the gullet. This is the real world, horrific, debauched, stripped of all false niceties and raw; a trip back to the dark ages, or a wake-up call from reality? i thought this book was of excellent quality, mind boggling but full of charisma and excitement.