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…are major parts of his character and eventually lead to his suicide. Willy is also a loving father, but in a dillusional way. He has two sons, Biff and Happy. He loves both of them but Biff is his obvious favorite. He has great aspirations for Biff and tries…

…of suicidal adolescents. Family history and biology can create a predisposition for dealing poorly with stress. These factors make a person susceptible to depression and self-destructive behavior.  History of depression and/or suicide in the family…

…Teenage depression is a growing problem in today's society and is often a major contributing factor for a multitude of adolescent problems. The statistics about teenage runaways, alcoholism, drug problems, pregnancy, eating disorders, and suicide…

…lonely and asks if there is an after life. This is said through his sililoque in Act 3, Scene 1, "To be, or not to be: that is the question... Be all my sins remember'd" (ll. 64-98). This silioque tends to give it's readers a feeling of suicide…

…Through the course of the novel Esther Greenwood goes through three stages, Pre-Treatment, Treatment, and Post-Treatment for her insanity. Before her treatment Esther works in New York, becomes bitterly depressed, and finally attempts suicide. During her…

…, pressure and despise; giving rise to one of the highest suicide rates in the world. Do not be fooled by the "Clean, Green" image that connotates New Zealand; the real truth is one of pollution, crime, hatred, guile and disguist. This essay is looking at how New…

…that Akana demonstrates when committing suicide, only confirms the lack of rationality that the character suffers from. The cultural content in the text provides a similar parallel to Mishima Yukio's "Patriotism." In both stories, there is this sense of duty…

…of the characters through the use of spying and poison. Hamlet's character is the most puzzling of the whole play. His mind erodes further and further as the play unfolds. In act three, Hamlet asks himself whether he should commit suicide or fight the hardships…

…Curiously, most critics seem to accept at face value the assumption that at the conclusion of Arthur Miller's classic drama Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman determines to commit suicide because his older son Biff has at last openly and unequivocally…

…of Pennsylvania, found that people in households with guns are almost twice as likely to be victims of gun homicide than people in homes without guns (Dahl, www.jointogether.org). Wiebe also found that people were sixteen times more likely to commit suicide with a gun…