why is so much of literature so miserable and depressing? is it because writers generally sad people?
just looking at required reading "classics" in high school and literally none of them are positive
grapes of wrath - boo hoo these poor people suffer every day
old man and the sea - boo hoo the old man worked so hard but then the sharks ate the fish
1984 - in the future the government will torture people and brainwash them
catcher in the rye - literally just an emo kid moping around
hamlet - literally everyone kills each other/dies
are there any "great" books that aren't just depressing and tragic? honestly the only non-depressing book we had to read was huckleberry finn, and it was the hokiest nonsense.
what are some good books that are actually inspiring?
The Iliad and the Odyssey. Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Don Quijote.
Wyatt Reed
>are there any "great" books that aren't just depressing and tragic? Brideshead Revisited
Angel Edwards
Great writers seek to tell the truth and the truth is the world is a sad place
Gavin Wood
Because in order for something to be inspiring, it needs to have sadness. You need contrast. A story of nothing but a hero succeeding would be boring as all fuck. There are books about people becoming better people, but they're "depressing", since, again, a book of nothing but someone kicking ass would be didactic and boring.
Ryan Williams
>Don Quijote. >not tragic
Isaac Evans
Because of catharsis
Jose Young
actually you're right, it was, shouldn't be on the list, but it was still kind of tragic
