Exploring Educational Stress: An Exploration of Pressure and Coping Strategies in Chetan Bhagat’s Five Point Someone

Abstract

This article explores the widespread issue of academic stress as depicted in Chetan Bhagat’s Five Point Someone, providing a detailed challenges encountered by the main character and the coping techniques they adopt. The discussion highlights how India’s intensely in esteemed institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), amplifies stress level among learners. By analysing the experiences of the three primary characters Hari, Ryan and Alok the research evaluates the mental and emotional effects of academic pressure and critically examines their methods of coping the results highlight the pressing to mental well-being and encourage a more balanced method of academic success.