The aim of this work is to analyze and evaluate aggression occurring in the reality that surrounds us and its description in literature on the example of the novel by the Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek. The main research problem of the work was defined in the form of a question: how does aggression change a person? The secondary goal was to identify the elements of the social system, which, as a result of passivity, can lead to serious disturbances that are dangerous not only for a given individual, but also for other participants of social life. The following research methods were used in the work: analysis and synthesis, which allowed for the appropriate interpretation of the existing data, induction and deduction, which allowed finding the answer to the research question considered in the work. An analysis of sources, monographs, and scientific articles dealing with the researched subject was also used.