Essays about: "Suicide in literature"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Suicide in literature.
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1. A Jungian Reading of The Midnight Library : Individuation Theory and Literary Criticism
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The essay is a Jungian reading of the novel The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig, using Jung’s individuation theory. The author attends to the psychological journey of Nora, the protagonist on a quest of finding her identity. She struggles with anxiety and depression and commits suicide. READ MORE
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2. 'No Way Out': Monologic Madness in László Krasznahorkai's War and War
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : In the attempt to let it speak its own name, authors of fiction have since the turn of the 20th century developed increasingly nuanced representations of madness. Such complicated productions of literary madness, I suggest, can be understood in terms of a rich fusion of philosophical inquiry and narratology. READ MORE
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3. Does Unemployment Increase the Risk of Suicide? : Empirical Evidence from the OECD Countries
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : Suicide is one of the leading causes of death around the world, where one person ends its own life every 40 seconds. Many different factors can explain the suicide decision, and one such factor is unemployment, which has negative health consequences and could increase the risk of suicide. READ MORE
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4. The Morality of Depression : A Theoretical Study on the Social Maintenance of Depression
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : This theoretical study depicts and highlights the seemingly individual phenomenon of depression in a social and collective light. Shame and guilt naturally invoke negative responses in people, yet, this has been found beneficial for the social solidarity of a collective. READ MORE
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5. Landskapsarkitekturen bakom galler
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : I Sverige sitter cirka 4400 personer frihetsberövade på någon av Sveriges fängelser. Frihetsberövandet utgör en belastning för individen och kan utlösa krissituationer med självskadande handlingar som följd. READ MORE