I never promised you a rose garden?

What is the significance of the title of the novel?

I never promised you a rose garden?
The novel's title stemmed from the belief of the protagonist's psychiatrist that the journey from mental illness to health would not follow an easy path.


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According to the author, Joanne Greenberg (aka Hanna Green), her 1964 book was written in response to the romantic notions circulating about the mentally ill at that time. There was a myth held by many young people that depression implied poetic potential. (Hence, anyone who wished to be thought of as poetic, had to delve into her/his depressed side.This frequently involved the use of harmful psychotropic drugs such as LSD.)


Greenberg attempted to negate the image of creativity in madness. She highlighted the starkness of mental illness in the 3 year battle of a perceptive mentally ill teenage girl against the irrational world that she had manufactured for herself.





BTW, the (unrelated) famous country song was not written or recorded until 1970.
Reply:I did not know it was a novel, but I know the country song by the same title. The next line is "along with the sunshine, there's got to be a little rain sometime". That pretty much sums it up -- nothing is perfect, good with the bad, etc. etc.
Reply:It`s a quote from a country song.





The idea is an ironical reminder that the speaker`s behiaviour is not surprising.

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