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Black Dog Analysis:
The book Living With a Black Dog is a book about depression, written by Matthew Johnstone
who is a sufferer himself. It uses the metaphor of a black dog for representing the facts of depression.
The illustrations throughout the book make it easier for people to visualize what depression is all
about and helps those suffering from it to relate. They ensure that a wider range of young people
understand and because they are simple yet effective, this book can be also be read and understood
by uneducated young people or parents.The text is also very easily comprehendible making this book
an excellent resource and learning tool. The nature of the book is eye opening and provides fantastically
simple reassurance for young people suffering from depression. This book can be used as a resource
for young people because it gives a voice to those who couldn’t articulate what’s been going on
for them. Not only that, it gives others an idea of what people around them might be going through and
helps them to understand. If this book was used as a resource in all schools then young people
could become more familiar with depression and more educated on the topic.
The book Living With a Black Dog is a book about depression, written by Matthew Johnstone
who is a sufferer himself. It uses the metaphor of a black dog for representing the facts of depression.
The illustrations throughout the book make it easier for people to visualize what depression is all
about and helps those suffering from it to relate. They ensure that a wider range of young people
understand and because they are simple yet effective, this book can be also be read and understood
by uneducated young people or parents.The text is also very easily comprehendible making this book
an excellent resource and learning tool. The nature of the book is eye opening and provides fantastically
simple reassurance for young people suffering from depression. This book can be used as a resource
for young people because it gives a voice to those who couldn’t articulate what’s been going on
for them. Not only that, it gives others an idea of what people around them might be going through and
helps them to understand. If this book was used as a resource in all schools then young people
could become more familiar with depression and more educated on the topic.