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…resolutely pro-motherhood and, far challenging the Victorian romanticization of power, they manipulated it to increase women’s power. At the turn of the century a conservative reaction against voluntary motherhood agitation set in, focused on the “race suicide…

…? That fellow had it coming to him" (Pg. 187) Even though Tom admits to the fact that he is responsible for Gatsby's murder and Wilson's suicide, he continues to claim innocence because he has never known guilt or shame as a member of the established elite…

…economic groups and both gender. Depression is one of the leading causes of alcoholism, drug abuse, other addictions and suicide. Depression was diagnosed as far back as in the times of Hippocrates, an ancient Greek physician, who called the disease…

…that Rhoden 4 Biff has never been who he thought he was, and this reality added to his moral and financial ruin leads him to commit suicide. Willy Loman is like all other fathers who have high hopes for their sons. However, his pride is too smothering…

…not 'seems'" (1.2.76). In other words, he is saying that he is what he appears to be. When left alone, Hamlet goes on to voice his bleak thoughts of unhappiness and suicide; however, when Horatio enters the room, Hamlet lightens up immediately at the sight…

…decision would be much easier, if suicide were not such an unlawful and immoral act in society. This soliloquy not only demonstrates to the reader the reality of Hamlet’s internal conflict, but also shows the reality of his external conflict with the society he…

…Suicide Note…” Baraka dealt with many issues ranging from homosexuality to racsism. In his lifetime Baraka has experihenced much racsism due to him being African-American. He never backed down from his critics though and kept on writing the same controversial…

…. “Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer/ Or take arms against a sea of troubles,/ And by opposing them? To die, to sleep;” (Shakespeare III.i.57-60) Meditative and weary Hamlet gives up on any hope for the future. He contemplates suicide making obvious his…

…with both intuition and common sense during high school. On the other hand, the members of the class may be feeling sorrow over the suicide of a classmate who had to have everything her way and could not tolerate a loss of control. In The Return of the Native…

…and respectful, ethical behavior. On the extreme end of these principles this included committing suicide for various reasons. (Brief History of the Samurai, pg.7) One distinct characteristic of the samurai was their clothing. Out of armor the basic item…