Why has suicide become popular? Over recent years, the suicide rate
has risen as one of the top ten causes of death in the world. Is this really true?
Has suicide become a way to attract attention or is it an escape to one
person's problems?
Suicide is not something that has recently come into existence. It has
been around for ages. In every culture, suicide is observed in a different way.
Suicide may not have been a choice to some but it was the only way to gain
back what was lost. Chinese warriors took their lives so they would not have
to face the shame of a lost battle. Greek and Roman citizens did not care
about death itself, but in the way one died. Suicide was believed to be an
honor to themselves when their age came to interfere with their travels in a
tribe.
We will look at the concept of suicide through the life of an American
political figure, Abraham Lincoln, and Sylvia Plaths biblical figure of Lady
Lazarus. Although history has told us about the death of Abraham Lincoln
and the bible tells the life of Lazarus, we will come to find the effects of the
contemplation of suicide and suicide itself.
Dominance
Lady Lazarus had been exploited by a man, Herr Doktor, who had
complete control over Lady Lazarus. Herr Doktor had gained Lazarus' power
and left her vulnerable and weak with no means of freedom. Lady Lazarus
knew that her life was put into control by this aggressive and overpowering
man from whence there was no escape.
As for Abraham Lincoln, after entering office, he became
overwhelmed by the weight of presidency. Lincoln fel ...