In literature, the word "privation" is employed to evoke a state of loss or absence that often carries both physical and emotional connotations. Authors use it to highlight the harshness of existence—from the depletion of physical comforts, as seen in the worn appearance of a character in a work reminiscent of Dickens’ description [1], to the profound emptiness that can equate absence with even death, as Plato suggests [2]. In some texts, privation serves as a metaphor for a lack of essential qualities such as knowledge or sensation [3, 4], while in others it is portrayed as an unavoidable part of life that shapes character and circumstance, whether through economic hardship or the austerity of personal sacrifice [5, 6]. This diverse usage underlines its capacity to convey not only material scarcity but also a deep, existential void.