I'm interested in psychology so I've been finding more interpretations of popular books through the lens of psychology. One example being Homer's Odyssey as a tale of PTSD. For instance, https://theconversation.com/how-ptsd-treatment-can-learn-from-ancient-warrior-rituals-69589.
Similarly, many other works by Lewis Carroll can be read through the lens of mental or neurological illness. For instance, Alice in Wonderland is filled with examples of perceptual changes changes. In fact, there is something called Alice in Wonderland Syndrome involving perception distortions.
More straightforward cases would be the importance of trauma in The Catcher in the Rye or Mrs. Dalloway (character named Septimus).
The more you look, the more you can easily find a psychological basis for stories that seem to have nothing directly to do with trauma or grief or anxiety. But I guess it all depends on the lens you look through.
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