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…on a new meaning once again. In Chapter 13, Hester wonders whether it wouldn't be better if both she and Pearl were both dead. The mere fact that Hester can contemplate suicide indicates that "the scarlet letter had not done it's office", because suicide…

…suicide. So, does Paul have a case? Well, that is for each individual reader to decide. Paul fights many internal and external battles throughout the story. He struggles against his father, teachers, principal, students, Cordelia Street, and even the society…

…and film. Most traditional forms of popular entertainment have been subsumed by television in the course of the past 30 years. A good example of modern tragedy presenting itself is found in the novel, "The Virgin Suicides (written by Jeffrey Eugenides, later…

…him that he has to kill himself because of what he will become could also be interpreted as David's own guilt at what he did to his friend. The thought of suicide would be a common reaction to feelings of guilt after the death of one so close. As David…

…. A few years into her stay in America, her father commits suicide. When she is old enough to realize her dire state, she acknowledges, "Things will be easy for you. But they will be hard for us." A local farmer sold the Shimerdas land for more than…

…was jailed Antigone's body is there... dead. Haemon, Creon's son, then also commits suicide for the loss of his love. Just when Creon believes the situation couldn't get any worse, it did. As he came back to his house, explaining to everyone what occurred, he…

…, living in his Munich flat, in spite of the opposition of her father who disliked the association on political and personal grounds. In 1935, after an abortive suicide attempt, Hitler bought her a villa in a Munich suburb, near to his own home, providing her…

…the discovery of his father's illness and his suicide a couple years later, Ernest was left with a huge emotional scar. It led to a strong attachment to his mother. Hemingway's mother was religious and very active in church which led Ernest to participate…

…, especially crack, has doubled. One in four teens develops a drinking problem during his teen years; about 10,000 will die in alcohol-related accidents this year. Each year, 5,000 to 6,000 teens die in suicide-related deaths, and the number is growing, one every 90…

…big step towards their relationship. John wanted to go against his father's wishes and take control of his own life and enrole in the law course. A couple days after John decided what he wanted to do in life he committed suicide, most likely because his dad…