Global issues maybe? Perhaps poverty, health & wellbeing or global warming / climate change
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Explanation:
morose is closest to gloomy. But gloomy is not quite correct. Gloomy is just a state om mind.
Morose is quite different I think. It is a life lived on the gloomy side, and somewhat constant in the way it lives that life. I think there is some measure of contentment when we are morose -- maybe we even like it.
what story? if you can please copy and paste it so we can see it and try to help you.