The film deals with themes of monotony, solitude, camaraderie, and compassion. Motivation can be maintained by avoiding the monotony of repeating identical exercise routines. A growing desire to escape this monotony was evident. The book explores various areas of Dublin life, dwelling on its squalor and monotony. Some people find in it a kind of soothing monotony. "Severance" explores themes of nostalgia, modern office culture, monotony, and intimate relationships. They include a lack of creativity, monotony, and lack of mobility. It breaks the monotony of the class. It primarily focuses on a day in Danielle's life and its recurring monotony. "The Hindu" gave it a 2.5/5 and calling it as a "discomforting monotony". Variations are common, and are used to avoid monotony. To break the monotony, Stroud adopts an orphaned baby sparrow as a pet. The monotony of soldering and filing work made him turn himself toward more spiritual activities. Due to its size, Russia displays both monotony and diversity. It was complimented as likeable and a stand-out, but criticised for its monotony.