Suicide in Literary Works

Suicide in Literary Works
Suicide can be defined as the intentional taking of one’s own life. Many times people look to suicide as a last alternative to solve problems in their lives. Unfortunately, this permanent solution does not always work out the way it is planned. Throughout works of literature, authors use suicide as a final act of irony and misfortune in a character’s life. In the following literary works, and in the life of the characters portrayed, we find that each character had their own reason for committing suicide.
In Arthur Miller’s, “Death of a Salesman”, the main character, Willy Loman, lived his entire life in fantasy. He wanted to believe that his job and family life were perfect, when in reality they were falling apart. Not only was Willy an awful salesman, he was not even being paid for what poor work he did. Willy had never had any passion for being a salesman. He only pursued this career because he felt if people liked him; he would be know...