I know this is probably a common topic. For me, I’m not sure if it’s a “trope” or just totally misinformed writing, but it’s how many authors approach alcoholism. Some examples are Girl on the Train and The House Across the Lake, among HUNDREDS. If anyone else here has struggled with alcoholism, you know it’s not just "i woke up after downing an entire bottle of whiskey but was able to shower, down a cup of coffee, and solve a murder. "
I really hate the oppressed-under-class-lives-in-horrible-oppressive-conditions-that-actually-turn-out-to-be-perfect-training-conditions-for-overthrowing-the-oppressors trope.
Frank Herbert did it best in Dune. Since then it’s been done so many times and seems to have taken over a significant proportion of YA and fantasy in general. At this point it just feels like lazy writing.
Sounds like another wetlander who couldn’t handle living in the Aiel Waste