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September 10, 2025The Creative LauncherOpen Access

Addiction in Literature: Narrative Constructions of Dependency, Identity and Recovery

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FSFaisal SawoodZMZahid Mushtaq

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Overview

Narrative analysis highlights how addiction shapes identity and critiques societal norms in literature, suggesting significant insights into recovery.

Key Points

  • Addiction narratives illuminate individual psychology and societal critiques, reflecting on cultural decay.
  • The analysis covers diverse texts from the Romantic era to contemporary works, showing addiction's multifaceted role in literature.
  • Theoretical frameworks like trauma studies and critical race theory underpin the exploration of addiction's cultural implications.
  • Addiction literature provides empathy and critique of larger systemic issues, including racial inequality and healthcare.

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Sawood et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c194029b7b07f3a0618899https://doi.org/10.53032/tcl.2025.10.4.04
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