John Steinbeck's Depression: What You Need To Know

Depression: What You Need To Know

In “Depression:What you Need To Know” it first talks about how “depression is a real illness.”(1) It explains to you that depression “interferes with daily life” (1)and can cause pain for both the person with the illness and those who care about him or her.

The article also indicates the symptoms of “depressive disorder”(1) such as, “difficulty sleeping”, “empty mood”, “hopelessness”, etc.

This article also explains how some might get depression. All of the causes vary from diseases like “diabetes”(2), and “cancer“(2) to “family history”(2), and “ major life changes.”(2)

The article gives you different types of depression that explains what makes them different and usually how long they

One night she “[sat] in a chair” at night while “the father sleeps in [their] bed.” This quote shows one of the symptoms of depression. The symptom of restlessness.

“Experienced episode.”(1)

In the primary source, the mother had an “episode” when she first heard of Sammy's death.

“Helplessness.”(1)

A few days after Sammy had died. The mother could not sleep due to the pain of her sadness. “[The] darkness [was] oppressive “ and she couldn't seem to find any peace.

Comparisons with the “Monkey's Paw” and the Biograpghy of W.W. Jacobs

“William Wymark Jacobs was born in Wapping, near London “ (1)

This could explain why the White family lived in a “small cottage” in London.

“The only respite from this somewhat wild existence was his holidays Sevenoaks and East Anglia.”(1)

W.W. Jacobs would go to a cottage for vacation. This can explain why the White family lives in a “small cottage”(1) in the short story.

“The large family was poor.”(1)

This connects to the White family and how they were poor and needed to “[pay] off the