Some characters in grunge lit face existential ennui and boredom. Her works also include landscapes, garden settings, boating scenes, and theme of boredom or ennui. A hint of sadness and ennui cloaks over the album. The narrative is an exploration of ennui, stagnancy and transformation. Consequences of boreout for employees include dissatisfaction, fatigue as well as ennui and low self-esteem. Other emotions considered for inclusion during the development process were schadenfreude, ennui, pride, and hope. He also emphasized the importance of "fatigue", "enervation" and "ennui". The protagonist talks about his depression, isolation and ennui. I've heard this year," with "the most gorgeous, aching tune, an emotionally draining "ennui". It addresses young, wealthy characters' ennui and fears of the financial crisis with dry humor. He eats lavishly while complaining about the food, his health, and his ennui ("Bored"). Other themes that they explore include prejudice, aging, poverty, and middle-class ennui. She confesses to her slave Charmion to a horrible ennui. Ricardo takes Martha horse-riding in order to alleviate her ennui. Sickert's best-known work, "Ennui" (c. 1913), reveals his interest in Victorian narrative genres.