Literary notes about dissatisfaction (AI summary)
The term "dissatisfaction" is deployed in literature as a versatile vehicle for conveying both individual emotional strife and broader societal discontent. In some works, it embodies an intimate inner turbulence—a silent, self-directed sorrow or regret that compels characters to question their own experiences and expectations ([1], [2], [3]). In others, it reflects a collective unease—a critique of political, social, or economic conditions that ignites unrest and calls for change ([4], [5], [6]). Moreover, philosophical and psychological texts probe the notion further, using dissatisfaction as a framework for understanding human limitations and the perpetual search for fulfillment ([7], [8], [9]). This layered employment not only enriches character portrayal but also deepens the narrative’s engagement with the human condition.
- In spite of his dissatisfaction he remained quiet.
— from Dio's Rome, Volume 1 by Cassius Dio Cocceianus - Still, Nicholas was dissatisfied; and there was more in the dissatisfaction than mere revulsion of feeling.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - I was tormented by a furious impatience, an intolerable dissatisfaction with myself and all around me.
— from My Reminiscences by Rabindranath Tagore - It is said time and again that the dissatisfaction and unrest in India are accentuated by the results of this same war.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - The return of the Jesuits produced two general results tending to dissatisfaction with the existing order.
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal - The treaty provoked such general dissatisfaction among the Texans that it was not presented to the convention for ratification.
— from Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney - We feel dissatisfaction, and think that such and-such a thing would remove it; but in thinking this, we are theorizing, not observing a patent fact.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell - Every instinct which desires to [Pg 266] be indulged gives expression to its dissatisfaction with the present state of things:
— from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book I and II by Nietzsche - These are primarily self-complacency and self-dissatisfaction .
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James
