Room

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Room by Emma Donoghue follows five-year-old Jack, who resides with his mother, Ma, in a single room where they are held captive by a man Jack calls Old Nick. Through Jack's innocent perspective, the narrative delves into themes of trauma, innocence, and adaptability as Ma devises a daring escape plan to free them from their confined existence. Topics include depictions of rape, violence, death by suicide, still birth, child endangerment, abuse through neglect, and imprisonment.