“What will I do?” – Depression and the trick to keep breathing

This paper seeks to analyse a popular novel with regard to the topic of depression.

The paper provides a parallel account of psychological and literary interpretation of a novel depicting a patient suffering from depression.

The paper gives an account of a patient with experience of suffering from depression.

The limitation of this paper lies in its analysis of only one novel with regard to depression.

This novel could be used for people suffering from depression.

This is an account of life/socio‐cultural experience of a patient.

Greater insight into proceedings and the experience of a patient could mean possible usage for psychotherapists.