In literature, the term “powerless” is often employed to reflect the inherent limitations of human agency in the face of overwhelming forces. It is used to underscore both physical incapacities—as when nature’s might leaves man utterly defenseless ([1], [2]) or when a character’s very limbs betray them ([3], [4])—and the inner impotence experienced when aspirations clash with reality ([5], [6]). At times, it marks the clash between individual will and external structures, whether political or societal, that reduce one to helpless submission ([7], [8]). By invoking “powerless,” authors vividly capture the tension between human ambition and the inescapable constraints imposed by fate and circumstance ([9], [10]).