The Horse-Dealer's Daughter

The Horse-Dealer's Daughter

How does the author convey the depth of Mabel's depression so that the reader is not "suprised" at her suicide attempt?

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Mabel is basically silent. She replies to her brothers' probing questions with silence or a few words. She does not express her personality, desires, or hopes. She bears her reality with a sense of futile resignation.