Suicide+in+Old+Norse+and+Finnish+folk+stories


 * Pridmore, Saxby, Jamshid Ahmadi, and Zainab Majeed. "Suicide in Old Norse and Finnish folk stories." 19.4 (2011): 321-24. Web. **

The author clarifies a view to discover accounts of suicide as an “escape option” from intolerable predicaments. Suicide is analyzed in terms of motivations to escape from aversive self-awareness. Awareness of the self's inadequacies generates negative affect, and the individual therefore desires to escape from self-awareness and the associated affect. The author explains that suicide as an escape option is a long-established and culturally suitable response. Two folk stories are explained in this article. Within the two stories, suicide is very well described. He explains that the act of committing suicide to avoid an unbearable situation is a very frequent discussion. The folk stories told in this article are represented in current artistic activities and entertainment. According to this article, suicides have been depicted in literature, music and visual arts from the past to present. Suicide can be seen as an ultimate step in the effort to escape from self and world.

This article grabbed my attention, because living in the 21st century, we rarely hear about the past and situations that happened in the past. It interested me because suicide is a common topic and it is shocking to see that sometimes the past gets left behind, but the situations still remain the same.

L’oreal Curtis Charles Grimm English 1102 03/01/17 Topic: How is suicide depicted in different works of literature? Thesis: Suicide is a multi-faceted issue that is prominent in the world we live in today, including literature. Authors use suicide as an act of defiance, devotion, love and the result of depression.