The subsequent dilemmas that Laurel deals with are that of something wild, caged, and pacing. Laurel immerses herself in the toil and turmoil of teenage depression. Laurel the central character in the text, is haunted by a legacy of family secrets, hidden shame, and shattered glass after her father's death. "The Hanged Man" is unsettling as it symbolises the action of paradox in our lives. Which attracts, but also disturbs and contradicts itself in countless ways, as it presents the Laurel's struggle with depression. "The Hanged Man" is a simple, yet complex prose text. As does the film text, Gia, only the film also presents the emotions and pain felt by the central character with extensive technique. The prose text "The Hanged Man" deals with such an issue in great depth and the physical problems that can follow this psychological disorder. A sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason. How similar are the ways in which Francesca Lia Block's prose text, "The Hanged Man" and John Edward's film "Gia" explore the central characters' struggle with depression?ĭepression is a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal.
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