Tiffany Vento ENB 215 Paper #2 April 6th, 2003 Victory over the Dark Wood William Styron's fall from grace is a captivating story of the horrors of living with unipolar disorder. After recognizing the symptoms of unipolar disorder, Styron takes us through a terrifying glimpse of his battle to overcome the dark wood. According to Comer, Unipolar disorder is depression without a history of mania. A major depressive episode consists of many symptoms. The following are the most …showed first 75 words of 889 total…

…showed last 75 words of 889 total…Styron writes, "...the last lines of that best known part of that poem, with their evocation of hope." It gives him hope that there is a path to his salvation. He conquers the darkness with the help of his family, friends, therapist and even faith. The immergence from obscurity gives Styron immense joy and a different view of the world. He has escaped the darkness but knows the dangers of going down the wrong road.