Room Emma Donoghue Analysis

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In her novel, Room, Emma Donoghue incorporates the many physical and mental health effects of living in captivity for an extended period of time. While physical ailments such as vulnerability to disease and malnutrition quickly come to mind, mental disorders such as post traumatic stress disorder and depression are far more deleterious to the characters. A person held in captivity endures severe trauma in many forms, physical and emotional, both during and after the period of confinement. Depending on the degree of neglect and abuse to which she is subjected, physical symptoms can range from minimal to catastrophic. Michelle Knight, a victim of the Ariel Castro kidnappings, was “starved for weeks at a time and punched in the stomach to induce

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